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(2020)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for language throughout
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Two characters are talking and she kisses him. Very brief.
  • No sexual content or nudity.
  • Some bathe scenes. No nudity.

Violence & Gore

  • Eugene is physically abused at the factory. He is later admitted to hospital and has bruises and broken bones.
  • Police brutality.

Profanity

  • Multiple uses of "fuck"; also uses of "shit," "dick," "goddamn" and "arse."
  • "Jesus" and "arse" used as profanity.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • One character is an alcoholic and drinks constantly; he is frequently drunk. Other characters drink occasionally.
  • Frequent smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The subject of this movie is a disease called Minamata that plagued a city in Japan. Frequent talks of the affects of the disease in people's lives and families are sad and distressing to watch.
  • Eugene is beaten at the factory by young officers.

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Violence & Gore

  • Several violent scenes. Two japanese officers break in in a house and create a mess. Few protest scenes where violence breaks out. Eugene is physically abused at a factory. A man cuts his wrist. A fire breaks out at a house and photographs are burnt. Moderately violent movie.
  • A man cuts his wrist and blood is spilled.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A house is burnt that also burns Eugene's photography work at the factory into ashes. A shocking scene.
  • A final decision is made by the owner of the factory that results in them not funding the victims of the disease. That is a shocking and the most distressing scene in the movie. Equally as shocking, a man cuts his wrist and bleeds. Very emotional.

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