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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for violence, language, a sex scene and brief drug use
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Nude female paintings are seen hung on walls in different scenes; no explicit nudity is seen.
  • The protagonist is subjected to various various kinds of sexual discrimination at work, in fact working in an environment where she is the only woman. She is given a secret demeaning nickname of "hyena" because her male coworkers feel she is too assertive.
  • There is an implied rape by teenage boy of female hostage. The assault is not shown but her underwear is clearly seen pulled down between her knees as she lays bound to the bed.
  • On her houseboat, the protagonist is shown passionately kissing a man. They are then seen laying on her bed kissing as he lays on top of her. Later that night, they are shown sleeping together in bed. Nudity involves only his bare chest.
  • There is a brief scene from a sex videotape, but the male and female teenagers are covered with a bedsheet. No nudity is shown but thrusting is seen.

Violence & Gore

  • A woman is hit on the head with a hammer. She is later immobilised wih duct tape; her wound and blood surrounding it is visible.
  • The victims corpse is mutilated.
  • A boy vomits.
  • Justin punches Richard on the nose and causes bleeding.
  • Justin is slapped on the face by a girl.
  • Richard is hit by Cassie with the car door.
  • Cassie is bitten by a baboon. There's lots of blood on her arm and the ape's mouth.
  • Several retrospective scenes show Cassie covered in blood laying in a forest.
  • Cassie has knife wound scars on her chest.
  • Several characters (criminals and police) use guns.

Profanity

  • 9 F-words, 7 sexual references, 6 scatological terms, 6 anatomical terms, 14 mild obscenities, 1 religious profanity, 6 religious exclamations and some insults.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Richard is frequently seen with a cigarette in his mouth.
  • Ray sells marijuana to Richard. During the investigation it is mentioned several times that he was a dealer.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Cassie is suddenly attacked by a violent baboon.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Two characters struggle on a decrepit balcony that hangs over a cliff. One of the characters is knocked off the balcony and is seen falling. The impact is not shown, but the body is later seen on the rocks far below.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Cassie and Richard fight on a porch above a cliff and Richard falls down. His body is seen laying deep down.

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