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18A(18A)

Synopsis

Dir. Catherine Breillat. French-language Drama. Based on 'Queen of Hearts.' A wife, mother, and respectable lawyer (Léa Drucker) finds herself in a relationship with her stepson (Samuel Kircher), endangering her career and family.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of sexual expletive in non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
  • Infrequent use of sexual language and references - little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity, including those involving minors - some detail, breast and buttock nudity
  • Infrequent female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Power and control
  • Family dynamics
  • Betrayal

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for sexual content involving minors

Classification date

June 19, 2024

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