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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Mature Subject Matter

Synopsis

Dir: Jie Liu. Mandarin-language Drama. Based on the novel by Jiajia Zhang. A depressed man (Yuchang Peng) finds hope in life after befriending a young girl with brain cancer (Enyou Yang).

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of scatalogical slang and cursing
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence - little blood, some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of suicidal behavior - some detail
  • Infrequent references to suicide, illness, and death involving children - some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of prescription drug misuse in a suicidal context

Thematic elements

  • Finding hope
  • Friendship
  • Coping with loss

Classification rationale

Rated PG for mature subject matter

Classification date

March 17, 2025

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