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- Sex & Nudity (6)
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- Profanity (6)
- Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (3)
- Frightening & Intense Scenes (3)
- Spoilers (3)
Certification
| MPAA | Rated R for violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality |
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Sex & Nudity
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- A woman makes a man pleasure herself for about a minute and a half. No nudity.
- A female slave is raped by her male master. Her breast is briefly visible.
- A woman is tied to a post and stripped naked before being violently whipped (see violence & gore). Her breast and buttocks and briefly seen. Not done for sexual purposes.
- A scene where a group of slaves bathe outside--full frontal and rear nudity seen; male and female; full bodies seen (no closeups).
- In a slave market, the slaves are sold nude so that their potential buyers can inspect them. Male & female full-frontal nudity.
- When the protagonist is walking for talking with a white men, two black woman with fully frontal nudity Is visible in background.
Violence & Gore
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- A drunk man makes multiple threats to many slaves in the movie. Most of the time he has a knife.
- One man kicks another man a few times, but is then tackled and hit several times. No blood or gore.
- A woman is whipped on the back numerous times. The camera angle is usually opposite to the actual contact. But we can still see the graphic wounds, whipping sounds, pained faces and even blood mist spraying from the most savage hits.
- A woman who has been whipped is cared for by other slaves. The wounds on her back are visible and she winces and cries as they clean them.
- A man is hit on the back with a wooden club-pan multiple times bloodlessly.
- A woman's face/eye is scratched, possibly with a razor. Difficult to tell which, as it's brief and seen from a distance.
- A man is hanged by the neck on his toes for an extended scene before the rope is cut down.
- A man is stabbed once with a knife. Minimal blood.
- In one scene, a few slaves are hanged and we see their bodies convulse briefly.
- A woman is bloodlessly hit on the head with a bottle.
Profanity
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- A man sings an old slave song called "Run, Nigger, Run," for an extended time.
- 'Damn' is said at least three times. 'Goddamn' is said at least twice.
- 'Bastard' is said a small number of times. Minimal uses of 'Shit' and 'Bitch' too.
- 'Fuck' is said at least once.
- 'Hell' is said once.
- 74 total uses of "n****r" throughout.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- A man frequently appears intoxicated, which fuels his abuse and torment of the slaves
- Several characters drink casually throughout the film.
- A man says he has been fired once for having alcohol problems.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- The main character is wrongly enslaved and is in constant danger throughout most of the film.
- The whipping, beating, and face-damage scenes could all be hard to watch. The rape may upset some viewers.
- Themes of racism throughout.
Spoilers
Sex & Nudity
- A slave is forced to whip a female slave that is fully nude on a post. We briefly see her pubic hair, breasts, and buttocks.
- Prolonged rape scene of a slave. No nudity but it's very disturbing.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- The scene in which Solomon is forced to whip Patsey is very difficult to watch.
