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14A(14A) Mature Subject Matter

Synopsis

Dir: Anselm Chan. Cantonese-language Drama. After starting a new career as a funeral director, a former wedding planner (Dayo Wong) begins to offer clients custom funeral services that often conflict with the owner's (Michael Hui) traditional religious practices.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence - no blood, little detail
  • Frequent portrayals of corpses in a funeral preparation context, once involving a child - no blood, no nudity, some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - no nudity, some detail
  • Frequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context
  • Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - some detail

Thematic elements

  • Tradition versus modernity
  • Coping with loss
  • Dying and dignity

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and mature subject matter

Classification date

November 12, 2024

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