TAKEN 3

TAKEN 3
Type of media Film
Approved Running time 108m 37s
Release date 08/01/2015
BBFCInsight moderate action violence, infrequent strong language
Genre(s) Action, Drama, Thriller
Director(s) Olivier Megaton
Cast includes Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Forest Whitaker, Dougray Scott, Jon Gries
Summary An ex-government operative is wrongly accused of murder and is forced to go on the run as he tries to track down the true killer and clear his name.
Cut This work was passed uncut.
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12A
- ECI information
BBFCinsight publication date 29/12/2014
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
TAKEN 3 is a thriller about an ex-government operative who is wrongly accused of murder. He is forced to go on the run as he tries to track down the true killer and clear his name.
- Violence
There are a number of scenes of moderate action violence, involving both hand to hand fighting and the use of guns, but there is little injury detail. There are also a couple of scenes of interrogation, including sight of a man being waterboarded and another having a gun pressed into a bullet wound.
- Language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k').
Precuts information
During post-production, the distributor sought and was given advice on how to secure the desired classification. Following this advice, certain changes were made prior to submission
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
This film was originally seen for advice in an incomplete form. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive a 15, but that their requested 12A could be achieved by making reductions in scenes of violence. When the finished version was submitted for formal classification, those changes had been made and the film was classified 12A.
Details
- Title
- TAKEN 3
- Year
- 2014
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd
- Classified date(s)
- 18/12/2014
- Main language
- English
- Submitted run time
- 108m 37s
- Approved footage
- 9775+8
- BBFC reference
- CFF318832
- Registration number
- CFJ34493