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(II) (2022)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for some language and brief sexual material.
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Absolutely no sexual content apart from some sexual references and some brief scenes of couples kissing/making out.
  • A man is seen lying in bed naked. His butt is shown. It is the only scene with nudity.
  • The film is set in a holiday resort, so there are a lot of people in just underwear or swimsuits. Not graphic.
  • The main character is watching two boys kissing in a distance (scene lasts about 20 seconds)
  • Main character stares through peephole listening to teenage girls talk about how one of them gave her boyfriend a handy. Other girl asks if he came.
  • Calum is seen crying sat naked on the bed, although nothing specifically is seen.
  • A mother's sex life is discussed briefly as well, and there are some moderate sexual reference. Nothing strong.

Violence & Gore

Profanity

  • 5 F words
  • Very little profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • People are seen drinking and the main character smokes a bit throughout the film.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The final scene is very intense and emotional.
  • This movie is incredibly depressing.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

  • Sophie (the main character) kisses a boy her age.

Violence & Gore

  • A suicide happens but nothing is shown at all.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Calum is suggested to struggle with severe depression throughout.
  • It can be assumed that Calum, the main character's father, takes his own life. The act is never shown let alone discussed, but it can be surmised based on the ending of the film, and how the present-day adult Sophie approaches these memories.
  • Calum runs into the ocean by himself at night during a mental health breakdown and swims out of frame in the pitch blackness. Intense beginning to the eventual climax of the film.
  • Calum is seen having a severe mental breakdown where he is sitting alone on a bed sobbing uncontrollably.
  • This movie is about how depression and lonesomeness can change a man's complete life.

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