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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including violent content, and for some language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • 39:02 - A boy talks about how his uncle made him do some thing he didn't want to do nothing sexual happened but how the boy says it it sounds like he assaulted him
  • A story is retold where a kid talks about a girl he used to live with when she got a new foster family and was found dead after she started telling stories about the father. It is implied that foul play between the young girl and the father.
  • Ricky says the word "Bush" in a joking manner.
  • There is no explicit sex or nudity. However, there is use of ambiguous or suggestive language that might imply sexual abuse or pedophilia, and direct allegations of pedophilia.

Violence & Gore

  • A man is shot in the buttock (comical, not graphic)
  • As Bella kills a wild pig with a hunting knife, there is lots of (simulated pig's) blood
  • He twists his ankle and thinks he's fractured it.

Profanity

  • Accents make the words hard to hear mainly the first use of "dick."
  • Swear words are infrequent but can be somewhat strong, this includes: 2 middle fingers, around 10 uses of 'shit', 1 use of 'arsehole', around 2 uses of 'wanker', 6 uses of 'bastard', around 2 uses of 'dick' (one paired with 'head'. Both as insults), around a dozen uses of 'bloody', 2 dozen uses of 'hell', and a few other uses of profanity as well. 8 uses of bastard

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • During a conversation between Ricky and a girl named Kahu, the girl asks him if he wants "to smoke a joint," but she immediately rides it off as a joke.
  • At 28:30, Ricky says he wants to become a drug dealer

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A scene where Hec's dog "Zag" is severely injured while trying to battle a wild Pig, the dog is then shot, although it is not shown, a gunshot is heard as Ricky walks. This can be an emotional scene.

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • The entire plot is around the kid telling stuff that happened in the bush - and people thinking he was sexually molested. Since then the concept of "pervert" is thrown around a lot, the police thinks the older man is molesting the kid, and even the kid himself wrongfully blames the older man of molesting him at the end.

Violence & Gore

  • A dog is gored by a wild pig, quite a lot of blood is shown. The pig then attempts to charge a man and is shot in the head.
  • A man puts down his injured dog by shooting it. This takes place out of focus in the background of a shot and no blood is seen.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • We see a man wailing over his wife's body. This scene could cause emotional distress to some viewers.
  • At 18:10, Bella is found dead of presumably natural causes
  • At 30:00, Hector accidentally injures his leg in the forest.
  • A man shoots his injured dog. It is implied that this is upsetting for him and could cause some audience members emotional distress.
  • A man is hurt in a crash at the end of a long car chase.

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