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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • The statue of David, including the nude groin area, is shown but not focused on.
  • A man makes a quick joke about "Wanting to get laid"
  • A woman takes her shirt off to show she is pregnant, which also shows her breasts.
  • A woman is shown delivering a baby. There is a brief shot that shows the baby emerging from the mother, but baby and moms lower half are full digital replacement.
  • People talk about the possible environmental causes of infertility.
  • A man says he wants to have sex with a woman. Very brief and nothing happens.

Violence & Gore

  • Someone bleeds out from a gunshot wound
  • The majority of the violence is sudden and shocking but isn't shot in graphic closeups.
  • A woman is hit in the face by a guard as she distracts him from a pregnant woman, she stands up again and blood is seen on her nose then she is dragged by her hair to get out of the bus.
  • After an explosion, there is a very brief shot of a person walking out holding their arm, which has been blown off.
  • The war scenes usually feature people dying from gunshots which result in a light mist of blood. Some shots show more blood than others.
  • A woman is shot and the blood sprays onto the people around her, and blood is sometimes seen running from the wound.
  • A man is whacked in the face by a car battery. We see blood spray from a distance.
  • A group of men are shot with no blood seen.
  • A man runs through a bus, many people inside are shot with mists of blood. One person is shot, with blood hitting the camera.
  • Everything described here happens from a distance: two soldiers standing on a high-caliber turret slaughter several people walking out of a building who claim to be friendly citizens. Immediately after, rebels fire a rocket launcher at the turret blowing the soldiers up. One of them hangs from the turret gun, dead. All graphic details obscured by shadows.
  • A soldier is seen holding a character's arm. The latter is trembling and crying in shock because his legs have been blown off.

Profanity

  • The Lord's name is taken in vain, including 'Jesus Christ' said four times, 'Jesus' said four times, 'Christ' said twice, and 'God' said twice.
  • 'F*ck' is said 75 times.
  • 'Sh*t' is said 22 times, including paired with 'bull' at least once.
  • 'H*ll' is said three times as a profanity.
  • '*ss' is said at least once.
  • 'B*stard' is said once.
  • 'P*ss' is said three times.
  • 'T*tty' is said three times.
  • Some unsavory British slang, including 'wanker', 'bloody', and 'bollocks' each said at least once.
  • 'B*tch' is said twice, including paired with 'son of a' once.
  • 75 uses of the f-word as well a several other British profanities such as "wanker". 22 s-words.
  • Jarvis Cocker's "Running The World" is played over the credits; the lyrics include many repetitions of the line "c*nts are still running the world".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • The main character lights and smokes a cigarette.
  • A scene takes place in a bar, where the main character drinks a glass of beer and is given two more.
  • During a stressful situation, the main character drinks from a bottle kept in his jacket and then puts a cigarette in his mouth.
  • The main character is told in to different scenes that he is not supposed to smoke in a specific area.
  • A man is heard offering other people marijuana to smoke, but they are out of focus.
  • One of the main characters grows. He and another man smoke marijuana in a scene, with the potted plants in the background.
  • Characters are seen drinking alcoholic beverages and smoking in a couple of scenes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The very loud explosions in this movie may scare some viewers.
  • On a bus. A woman makes a distraction to a guard to protect a pregnant woman. The guard smacks the woman and she has a bloody nose and she gets dragged by her hair to get out of the bus. She then gets her head into a bag and she is never seen again for the rest of the movie. It's unknown if the woman is fine.
  • A man is grabbed at gunpoint and forced into a van.
  • The entire film is incredibly intense from start to finish.
  • The battle sequence near the end of the movie is intense. Military forces are quieting a rebellion of hostile prisoners in a political internment camp. There is plenty of explosions, bullets wizzing by and far off gun fire, resembling that of a war.
  • Mentioned above, a woman giving birth is shown, though not as explicit of the actual birth but the realism of the effect may be shocking.
  • Many intense scenes throughout the film as the main character is pursued by two separate groups for most of the film.
  • Some viewers may find the film depressing in nature.

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The car scene is very intense as multiple people try to raid it and motorcycle people shoot a main character. This is very violent and could be shocking to some viewers.

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