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(2011)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for some violent images and brief nudity
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Two topless women are briefly shown; there is also a shirtless man.
  • A low-cut dress (reveals cleavage) A woman adjusts her bra.
  • Kissing scenes between a man and a woman.

Violence & Gore

  • We see a fire burning in a building and a blood-covered body on a stretcher being carried from the building, and hear reports that 5 people died.
  • We hear an explosion, a woman runs after a car that a man had been driving and we see the burning shell and debris following a car bombing; the man is not shown, but it is apparent that he died in the explosion.
  • We see a violent protest in the streets and police with nightsticks beat rioters as they throw firebombs.
  • We see fires burning in streets as violent protests rage while we hear reports of bombings and we see a horse lying dead on the street.
  • A bomb explodes outside a hotel and a room where a man and a woman are staying is blown up; we see the woman and the man covered with dust and the room is littered with debris.
  • A violent street protest shows people being beaten by police with sticks, police on horses tramples one protester and we see a protester covered with blood and lying on the street.
  • We see a man on a stretcher with blood on his clothing and hear a report of a retaliatory attack on a naval ship that caused many deaths and casualties.
  • A rocket is fired into a naval vessel and we understand from news reports that it was sunk.
  • We see planes circling naval vessels and dropping bombs on them (fires flare but we do not see people being struck).
  • We see many dead bodies wrapped in tarps in a large hole in the ground.
  • A family hides under a table during an air raid in 1940s England, while bombs explode outside (we see flashes and hear loud explosions).

Profanity

  • 2 uses of bloody 1 use of bastard
  • 8 mild obscenities and 2 religious exclamations.
  • Name-calling (hoity-toity, nackers, reckless, inept, filly, old girl, thugs, old boy, spineless Pygmies, fools, vacillators, weak, popularity seekers, lily-livered, silly old sausage), exclamations (bloody, buggar it, rubbish)

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • There are two prescription pills on a woman's plate and we hear another woman saying that she suspects the woman is not taking her medicine.
  • A woman drinks whiskey in many scenes.
  • A man tells a woman "you drink too much."
  • A man opens a bottle of champagne and pours glasses (we do not see anyone drink.)
  • A man drinks alcohol from a bottle.
  • A man smokes a cigarette and a man smokes a cigar.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A few violent images are shown -- notably of the Falklands War and of upset demonstrators, as well as of a character being killed by a car bomb
  • A character's dementia is a significant plot device throughout the film, and its portrayal (while often comedic) may be confusing and/or upsetting for some viewers.
  • The above mentioned scenes of war footage may also cause distress for some viewers.

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