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14A(14A) Mature Subject Matter

Synopsis

Dir: Paola Cortellesi. In post-war Italy, a woman (Paola Cortellesi) is kept busy being a wife and mother and keeping the household running, but wants life to be better for herself and her daughter (Romana Maggiora Vergano).

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, scatological slang, vulgar expressions, and developmental and sexual slurs
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence in the context of domestic abuse - some detail, no blood; infrequent portrayals of death due to illness
  • Infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail

Thematic elements

  • Cycles of abuse
  • Gender and power
  • Family dynamics

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for mature subject matter and domestic violence

Classification date

March 12, 2025

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