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Sex & Nudity
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- A boy returns home to discover he has a new baby sister and asks his mother where it came from, his mother explains to him that it's a present from Jesus. She also refers to the 'filth' on the streets and says 'If you only knew', which could possibly be an implication that she was raped, but this is far from certain.
- Two 10 year old Boys have a very innocent conversation about sex. One of the boy's refers to sex as "something dirty that you got to hell for." The other boy, in disagreement refers to it as "something a man and a woman do to show how much they love one an other."
- A 10 year old boy asks a male adult if it's true that a lady cannot have a baby without a man, the male adult confirms this as true.
Violence & Gore
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- A 10 year old boy is seen violently threating a barking dog with a shovel, however, he is stopped by an adult male just before he hits the dog with the shovel.
- An army lorry passes through the town, you have a brief glimpse of some injured soldiers in the back with various wounds, some possessing bloody bandages etc.
Profanity
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- 3 uses of 'Bloody'
- 1 use of "For God's Sake" 1 use of 'God' and 1 use of 'God Almighty'
- The words Jew and Jewish are referred to as "blasphemous" by an adult female, this may offend viewers of the Jewish faith.
- The Devil is stereotyped as a man with horns and a pitch fork.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- There is a very brief scene of some injured soldiers in the back of a lorry who appear to be smoking cigarettes.
- During a child's birthday party an adult male appears to be holding a glass with a small amount of liquid in it that looks like whisky. However, he is not seen drinking it and no reference is made to the drink at all.
- At a train station there is a very brief scene where you can see an adult male smoking a pipe.
- A 10 year old boy tell his mother that he has some wine in his bag to help her get better. His mother shouts at him and refers to alcohol as "something evil" The boy later explains that it is in fact "Tonic Wine" which was given to him by the doctor.
- A 10 year old boy's father was described as having been an "alcoholic". It is described that the father's idea of family life was to go out, get very drunk, then to come home and beat up his wife in front of his son. It was also mentioned that the father was found dead in an alley by choking on his own vomit. It was implied that he had been drinking a large amount of alcohol when this happened.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- The Movie is set at the start of WW2, and there is plenty of talk about the bombings in London and the aftermath. At the beginning of the movie you see a number of men, women and children in church listening to the radio you hear the voice of Neville Chamberlain ( the Prime Minster at the time). You hear him announce that England is at war with Germany. On hearing this you see the church's congregation gasp with shock and see the absolute terror on their faces.
- A 10 year old boy is learning to read and write he is asked by a man to copy some words down on some paper. The boy panics at this instruction as he has been told that you go to hell if you copy. However, the man tells the boy to do it anyway and if a man with horns and a pitchfork come after him the boy can blame the man, at this they both laugh.
Spoilers
Violence & Gore
- The mother of 2 children ( a baby girl and a 10 year old boy) acts very hostile towards them. In one scene the baby starts to cry and the mother shouts very aggressively at her and shouts at her to "shut up" In the next scene the 10 year old boy goes over to try and comfort the baby and his mother aggressively shouts at him "don't you dare" However, when the boy still persists in helping the baby, the mother smacks the boy hard across the face coursing him to stumble back and fall flat on the hard floor. Throughout the movie the mother is constantly aggressive towards the children and there are scenes where the boy in particular is severely punished for very minor things.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- A man and his dog are walking down a street in London. You hear an air raid siren sound. The man rushes to an air raid shelter to seek refuge. Whilst in the air raid shelter you hear a loud bang the man jumps out of his wits and the dog whimpers with fright. It is implied that a bomb has struck near by. In the next scene you see 2 men walking around the remains of a house that has just been bombed. One of the men explains in sadness that the house belonged to a young couple who have just been marred. You see a photograph of what is implied to be the couple on the ground. It is implied that the couple are dead and you see 2 ambulance men pushing a stretcher into an ambulance. The whole of this scene is very sad and may be upsetting for some, especially those who have lived through this experience.
- A 10 year old boy and his baby sister are locked in a dark and dingy cupboard. When the door is forced open you can see that both children have been in there for some time and it is implied that the boy has been tortured. He has several cuts and burses all over his body and is very mentally distressed. It is also implied that his baby sister is dead. It is not stated on how the baby died but it is implied that the mother killed the baby before she locked her in the cupboard with her brother. This is a sad and very upsetting scene and may be very distressing for young children.
- A 10 year old boy is informed that his mother has died by suicide.
