City of Joy (1992) Poster

(1992)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for scenes of brief strong violence
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A baby boy is being examined by the Dr. and his genitalia is shown for some time. Later a Renaisance era painting is zoomed in on showing a naked mans genitals.
  • Man sexually assaults a young girl by fondling her breast.
  • A prostitute visits a man in his room. It is clear what she is there for but no sex is shown and it is implied that sex might not happen.

Violence & Gore

  • Alot of fairly strong violence, sometimes bloody. In one scene, a man attacks a woman with a razor (off camera) and she is later shown, hysterical, holding her head in her hands which are soaked in blood.
  • A crippled man is set on fire.
  • There are some violent scenes when a riot breaks out.
  • There are some brutal fights and beatings.
  • At the end of the movie, two characters fight, and one attempts to strangle the other.
  • One character has T.B., so, bleeding is sometimes, but mostly very vaguely, shown.

Profanity

  • 14:37 Swayze says "g__d__n
  • Several uses of 'shit', and one 'asshole.'

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • In a bar scene, two characters have a drinking contest which results in one getting drunk.
  • Smoking is periodically shown.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Alot of the movie's violence (see above) can sometimes be quite disturbing, and/or revolting.
  • At the end of the movie, two characters fight, and one attempts to strangle the other. This scene is fairly descriptive, and can be quite disturbing, and a child is clearly shown crying and screaming in the background.
  • The few lepers that are shown during the film may be slightly disturbing.

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