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14A(14A) Sexual Content

Synopsis

Dir: Paul Schrader. Drama. Based on the novel 'Foregone' by Russell Banks. In his final days, a filmmaker (Richard Gere) dying from cancer agrees to give an interview to his former students in order to confess his sins to his wife (Uma Thurman).

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
  • Depiction of a seal hunt in a documentary context - little blood and detail
  • Infrequent references to miscarriage - some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - breast and buttock nudity, some detail
  • Infrequent buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Memory
  • End of life
  • Confessions

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for sexual content, coarse language, and substance use

Classification date

December 12, 2024

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