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14A(14A) Sexual Violence, Sexual Content, Coarse Language

Synopsis

Dir: Gregg Araki. Drama. A film critic (Craig Gilmore) and a hustler (Myke Dytri), both HIV positive, get together and go on a road trip full of sex and crime.

Content elements

  • Pervasive use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, scatological slang, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
  • Infrequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence - some blood and detail
  • A single portrayal of sexual violence - no nudity, little detail
  • Infrequent buttock and breast nudity in a non-sexual context
  • Frequent portrayals of sexual activity - some detail and buttock nudity
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol use and smoking in a recreational context - little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - some detail

Thematic elements

  • Coping with mortality
  • Perspectives on HIV / AIDS
  • Relationships and sex

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for sexual violence

Classification date

March 13, 2025

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