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(2006)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong violence and language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Buttocks shown when a woman changes but that's it and extremely brief!
  • A few mild jokes are made in a few conversations.
  • A character watching Bill Clinton on television, presumably about his affair, complains that all she ever hears about are blow jobs. A male character tells a female character that he prefers to get kissed before he gets f--ked. A woman tells a man to get out of her face if they're not going to screw. A man suggests that woman go back with him to her place.
  • In the background of one scene a women is breastfeeding, the baby and her shirt are blocking most of her breast, also very hard to see as many other people are running around.
  • Two prostitutes try to sell their services to a man, who declines.

Violence & Gore

  • In several scenes armed men drive up on groups of people and beat, shoot, and kidnap people. Very graphic and blood is shown.
  • People are threatened at gun point several times. Many men and young boys have guns and shoot them in this movie.
  • Amputees are shown, including many children.
  • In an opening sequence, various "rebels" overtake a village, shooting and killing innocent villagers (Men, women and children). Men have their arms sliced off forcibly by a group of rebels (We see some instances offscreen and some onscreen, but very brief). A man is shot in the head (Blood sprays). Child soldiers are shown shooting and killing others as well as wielding guns. A child soldier shoots a man in the head (Blood sprays). A man holds a child soldier at gunpoint on several occasions. A blindfolded child shoots a prisoner forcibly; the prisoner collapses to the ground, dead, and we see a large amount of blood splash against the walls.
  • Men are mining for diamonds and are suppose to give them to their leader. A man is shown stealing one , the leader sees and shoot him point blank. More disturbing than bloody
  • In an extended scene, a helicopter bombs a rebel camp. Various men are killed and gunned down (We see some blood spray). Two men brawl; one of them attacks another with a shovel repeatedly (We see blood spray) before killing him. In a shootout scene, several men are shot and killed. A man attempts to get up, but is shot to death. A man is wounded and breathes heavily (We see multiple close-up shots of his gory gunshot wound). He later admits death and shoots at several men before dying slowly. A man cuts open part of a goat's neck.
  • In a shootout, the government troops are in a firefight with the Rebels. Civilians are stuck in the middle of the fighting, many of them are killed by the crossfire (Men,Women and Children)(Blood Sprays from their Bodies).
  • In an extended shootout, various rebels attack a city, shooting innocent civillians (Men, women and children). Child soldiers are shown wielding bazookas and shooting characters. A child character is forced into becoming a child soldier; we see him moving towards running innocents and shooting them to death. A man is shot (Blood spurts) and falls from a balcony. A man shoots two other men (We see some blood splatter on walls). A man shoots a fleeing rebel to death.
  • We see a graphic and gored body of a skinned baboon. A man then threatens to skin another man in the same way. Several gory human corpses hang from trees. A man is shot dead (Blood splatters). A car flees from various rebels in a shootout scene. A soldier is shot several times (Blood flies from his injuries).
  • In a disturbing riot sequence, various rebels are shown wielding guns and partying; a jeep drags a gory corpse behind it as rebels dance around the bloodied bodies of those whom they have slain. We see several men being executed. A man describes the murder of his parents.
  • Many deaths take place throughout the course of the film (Many of them are very realistic and gory).

Profanity

  • Several expletives using God's name in a vain manner.
  • Nothing pervasive. About 10-15 uses of the word "fuck". Multiple racial slurs are used including "Kaffir", as well as some milder obscenities ("hell", "bastard" etc.)

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A couple brief scenes at a small bar where drinks are served.
  • Two people drink palm wine straight from the container. Later, two people drink whiskey straight from the same bottle.
  • A character smokes throughout several scenes of the film (He does however make references to planning to quit). Various characters smoke and drink alcohol in a few scenes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • There is an extremely intense and disturbing riot scene that involves various rebels partying around the corpses of those whom they have murdered.
  • There are very many on screen deaths and near death experiences.
  • All movie is quite intense in a war torn area full of rebels and bandits. Speaking of more detailed; it shows killing, shooting, raids, torture and chopping of the body parts.
  • There are very disturbing scenes that involve children being kidnapped from their parents (Whom are sometimes killed) and being forced into becoming soldiers. They are trained to kill and shoot in various scenes, and are shown drinking and smoking. They are also shown being killed (And killing) in various shootout scenes.

Spoilers

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Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A child is shown being injected by a drug that causes his eyes to roll up into his head. Children smoke and drink in multiple scenes of the film.

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