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(2014)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including violence, a suggestive moment, and brief strong language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Moaning sounds are heard on a voice recording, no nudity is shown

Violence & Gore

  • An explosion at a church is seen. Their bodies are seen laying in the rubble.
  • On the first March to Selma, three women three men are brutally beaten with clubs onscreen. A man is whipped by a cop. After the March various injuries are seen. There is a fair amount of blood on multiple people.
  • A man punches MLK and gets tackled down to the ground.
  • Violent scenes of people being brutally mistreated, stomped, kicked, whipped, beaten with police batons, exposed to tear gas, and even murdered. Faces brutally swelled up, crying in pain, bleeding, etc..

Profanity

  • 6 uses of shit 1 paired with bull 2 uses of fuck
  • One use of "fuck"
  • A several or few uses of rascal slurs are heard including the "N" word.
  • Contains infrequent use of "Damned", "Hell", "Bastard", "Ass", "Bullshit" "Goddamn". "Asshole" is heard at least once.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • One instance of a character smoking a cigarette.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Multiple scenes that would be too frightening and intense for younger viewers not ready or mature enough to understand what was happening.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A peaceful protest is broken up by police and they start beating the protesters. Jimmie and his family escape into a diner. The 3 are beaten and Jimmie is shot and killed.
  • Two clergy men are beaten for protesting in Selma. The scene is dark and both men are beaten with pipes and crowbars. One of the men is beaten to death.

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