Eve's Bayou (1997)

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Synopsis

Dir: Kasi Lemmons. Drama. Growing up in the American Deep South, the little girl named Eve (Jurnee Smollett) finds herself disillusioned with her father (Samuel L. Jackson) after learning of his constant philandering.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of sexual expletive, some in sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang and cursing
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references
• Infrequent portrayals of gun and hand-to-hand violence, some involving children - no blood, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual assault involving children - little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - no nudity, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of intravenous drug use in an addiction context

Thematic elements

• Family dynamics
• Navigating adolescence
• Dishonesty

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for sexual content and sexual violence

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