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- Sex & Nudity (4)
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- Profanity (9)
- Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (2)
- Frightening & Intense Scenes (4)
- Spoilers (1)
Certification
| MPAA | Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language |
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Sex & Nudity
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- Very brief nudity (nonsexual) after woman dress is torn off. Her breasts are seen for a split second.
- Some innuendo and brief vague sexual talk.
- A woman and man who just met kiss while sitting in a bed with several other people in the room.
- Several mentions of mixed race relationships.
Violence & Gore
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- Violence is very strong, intense and realistic dealing with riots.
- A man is shot dead with a revolver offscreen
- A man is shot dead with a shotgun onscreen
- A child peeks through a window and the military below think she's a sniper. They shoot her from a distance with an lmg. This is obscured but she definitely died
- A man is shot in the back with a shotgun. His fate is unknown
- A man points a gun at several people in a room, and acts menacingly. He fires at another man, but it is revealed it is just a starting pistol.
- A man fires a starting pistol several times at a group of soldiers/police officers from a distance, causing them to hide for cover.
- A shoplifter is shot while running from police.
- Several people are hit by police officers while they are being questioned because they are not complying.
Profanity
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- 75 uses of "fuck", 20 uses of "shit"
- A few uses of "nigger"
- 'Shit' is said.
- 'Damn' is said 5 times
- 'Ass' is said 8 times
- 'Fuck' is said about 75 times.
- 'Shit' is said 20 times.
- 'Nigger' is said a few times as a racial slur.
- 'Cracker' is said as a racial slur.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- Many characters smoke cigarettes casually throughout, reflective of the time period.
- People drink alcohol in a hotel.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- The dark tone and setting, and violence throughout is disturbing.
- The rioting, looting, and violence toward police officers by residents is frightening.
- The military presence in an American city to prevent rioting and looting is intense.
- The interrogation and intimidation methods of the police are meant to be frightening.
Spoilers
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- The film depicts a historic event. It features murder of civilians by police officers and scenes where characters are subjected to sustained and intense torture and threats by police officers. The tone is claustrophobic and frightening. The outcome is cynical and depressing.
