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14A(14A) Violence, Nudity

Synopsis

Dir: Alan Parker. Music/Fantasy/Drama. Haunted by his father's death in WWII (James Laurenson), a famous rock star's (Bob Geldof) mental health declines as he isolates himself from the rest of the world.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang and ethno-cultural slurs
  • Frequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence, some in a war context, some in a self-harm context- some blood and gory detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexual violence - breast nudity, some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of transformations and nightmarish imagery, some in an animated context - some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - breast and buttock nudity
  • infrequent breast and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
  • Frequent portrayals of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Isolation
  • Coping with trauma
  • Mental health

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence, sexual violence, and nudity

Classification date

October 19, 2026

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