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  • ️Mon Aug 14 2023

A gay civil rights activist takes on the task of handling the mobilisation and logistics of the March on Washington in this inspirational US biographical drama. A flashback scene of a racist beating may cause distress.

A gay civil rights activist takes on the task of handling the mobilisation and logistics of the March on Washington in this inspirational US biographical drama. A flashback scene of a racist beating may cause distress.

language

Moderate bad language ('whore') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'piss', 'ass', 'son of a bitch', 'hell', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
People briefly passionately kiss and embrace each other in an establishment of sex. Occasional verbal references are made to adulterous relationships.
discrimination
There is a flashback sequence shot in black and white in which police officers brutally beat a black man for refusing to move seats on a bus. Racist characters pour ketchup over a black woman's head and verbally abuse her. There is archive footage of real violence directed at African-American children during a peaceful protest. Infrequent racist language ('n****r') occurs. There is also use of racial language ('negro') within a historical context. References are also made to homophobic attitudes which reflect the historical period in which the film is set. Homophobia is clearly condemned throughout.
drugs
There is a brief scene of joint smoking.
alcohol and smoking
Frequent scenes feature adults smoking cigarettes.

  • Director(s)

    George C. Wolfe

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    106m

  • Cast

    Colman Domingo, CCH Pounder, Jeffrey Wright

racism

Classified Date:

14/08/2023

Distributor:

Netflix International B.V.

language

Moderate bad language ('whore') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'piss', 'ass', 'son of a bitch', 'hell', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
People briefly passionately kiss and embrace each other in an establishment of sex. Occasional verbal references are made to adulterous relationships.
discrimination
There is a flashback sequence shot in black and white in which police officers brutally beat a black man for refusing to move seats on a bus. Racist characters pour ketchup over a black woman's head and verbally abuse her. There is archive footage of real violence directed at African-American children during a peaceful protest. Infrequent racist language ('n***r') occurs. There is also use of racial language ('negro') within a historical context. References are also made to homophobic attitudes which reflect the historical period in which the film is set. Homophobia is clearly condemned throughout.
drugs
There is a brief scene of joint smoking.
alcohol and smoking
Frequent scenes feature adults smoking cigarettes.

discrimination

Classified Date:

07/10/2024

Distributor:

Netflix International B.V.

language

Moderate bad language ('whore') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'piss', 'ass', 'son of a bitch', 'hell', 'God' and 'damn'.
sex
People briefly passionately kiss and embrace each other in an establishment of sex. Occasional verbal references are made to adulterous relationships.
discrimination
There is a flashback sequence shot in black and white in which police officers brutally beat a black man for refusing to move seats on a bus. Racist characters pour ketchup over a black woman's head and verbally abuse her. There is archive footage of real violence directed at African-American children during a peaceful protest. Infrequent racist language ('n****r') occurs. There is also use of racial language ('negro') within a historical context. References are also made to homophobic attitudes which reflect the historical period in which the film is set. Homophobia is clearly condemned throughout.
drugs
There is a brief scene of joint smoking.
alcohol and smoking
Frequent scenes feature adults smoking cigarettes.

Classified Date:

15/09/2023

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

  • Classified date

    07/10/2024