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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Only sexual refrences made, nothing shown.
  • A man is seen with his shirt off in a scene, but nothing severe.
  • A brief, comedic reference to an orgy.

Violence & Gore

  • A few people tell stories about people being killed.
  • Tous publics avec avertissment.
  • We see what looks like bloody body parts (teeth, hair) wrapped in a shirt.
  • A dead mouse is found.

Profanity

  • "Hell" is said twice
  • "Shit" is said at least 36 times.
  • "Damn" is said once and "goddamn" is said twice.
  • "Ass" is said 9 times.
  • "Piss" is said once.
  • Excessive usage of "Fuck", over 130 uses. The word is used either spoken clearly or screamed out.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Two people drink scotch from the bottle while talking.
  • Hey man asks his group if anyone has any cigarettes, but they tell him no one has any.
  • A man and a woman talk about how they want wine and cigarettes.
  • A few people briefly shown smoking.
  • There is discussion of drinking wine.
  • One character briefly asks 'do we have any weed?' then the scene cuts

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The apology scene is pretty upsetting.
  • The protagonists are visibly terrified and even manic at times. Lots of screaming and sobbing.
  • The film begins fairly unremarkably but then builds a sustained and intense sense of threat. Not for sensitive viewers.
  • Moderate to strong horror and some jump scares throughout involving the main characters being lost in the woods and presumably stalked.
  • There are frightening noises in the night, and the "force" leaves objects outside the main characters' tent overnight.
  • Strange stick figures appear in the trees. They look like human beings after they're hung.
  • The main characters are awoken in the middle of night to voices outside, and their tent is violently pounded on. They are chased into the woods by an unknown person or persons.
  • The faux documentary presentation enhances the unsettling atmosphere, even though there is little to no gore in the movie.

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Violence & Gore

  • A character is seen standing in a corner, which we have been told is the mark of a certain killer.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Mention of children being lured into a basement and murdered.
  • The main characters lose one of their friends. We hear them calling out to him in the darkness, and they think he is calling back, but it's not really him. The next morning, the protagonists find his shirt wrapped around some sticks, and inside is blood and teeth.
  • One characters goes missing after one night and never returns.
  • Also, the ending which is set in an abandoned house filmed in a night mode point of view ends abruptly after viewing one character standing in the corner and the camera falling, leaving the actual fate of the characters ambiguous.

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