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14A(14A)

Synopsis

Dir: Omar Majeed, Peter Mishara. Documentary. The history and emergence of disco music, culture, and community from the civil rights movement of the 1960s to its backlash in the 1980s.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive and variations; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
  • Infrequent use of sexual language and references - little detail
  • Infrequent depictions of weapons and hand-to-hand violence, most in civil unrest and riot contexts - no blood, little detail
  • Frequent references to mature subject matter including the civil rights movement, police brutality, violence, illness, death, and the AIDS crisis - some detail
  • Brief breast nudity in a non-sexual context
  • Infrequent depictions of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use in a recreational context; frequent references to illegal substance use and addiction - little detail

Thematic elements

  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Community, acceptance, and belonging
  • The history of disco music and culture

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language

Classification date

August 28, 2024

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