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14A(14A) Violence, Coarse Language

Synopsis

Dir: Soi Cheang. Mandarin/Cantonese-language Action/Thriller. Based on 'City of Darkness' by Yiyu and manhua by Andy Seto. After accidentally entering Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City, a young refugee (Raymond Lam) befriends its residents (Chun-Him Lau, Man Kit Cheung, Tony Tsz-Tung Wu) and joins them in fighting the triad (Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Louis Koo, Richie Jen, Aaron Kwo) that controls the city.

Content elements

  • Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
  • Pervasive portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence, some in a domestic context - little blood and detail; infrequent portrayals of gun violence - no blood or detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of dismemberment and corpses - some blood and detail
  • Frequent use of portrayals of tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Uncovering the truth
  • Survival
  • Power and corruption

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence and coarse language

Classification date

July 18, 2024

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