BBFC reference AFF261215
	1 DAY Feature Film Classified 28 August, 2009 . Run Time 101m 50s

Consumer Advice: Contains strong language and violence

Extended Classification Information (*SPOILER ALERT* Information may include plot details) 1 DAY is a drama-thriller that follows a frenzied 24 hours in the life of a gang member and drug dealer in Birmingham who must somehow find a large amount of money that he owes to his gang leader who has just been released from prison. The film was passed at '15' for strong language and violence. The film contains numerous uses of strong language that feature in the dialogue and the lyrics of hip-hop songs accompanying the action, certainly too many to meet with the restrictions of the Guidelines at '12A/12' which state that 'the use of strong language (for example, 'fuck') must be infrequent'. Consequently, the film was placed at the '15' category where the Guidelines allow for frequent use of such language. In a film depicting the lives of characters involved in crime and gang rivalries, there are sequences of moderate threat as well as scenes where tensions break out into open violence that include the use of knives and guns. These represent moments of strong violence with sight of its bloody consequences which required the '15' category, but there is no undue dwelling 'on the infliction of pain or injury', or on the bloody detail, which might have presented a challenge to the Guidelines at '15'. The film contains infrequent soft drug use as well as sight of hard drugs, including a scene which sees a character 'cooking up' crack cocaine but this is portrayed without any significantly instructive detail. The presence of drugs has a contextual justification but the depictions of drug dealing and drug misuse do not carry any elements of overt promotion or encouragement and it is likely that they would have been permitted at '12A'. The film also contains moderate language and a moderate suggestion of sexual activity.

This work was passed with no cuts made.

The main spoken language in this work is English. Directed by Penny Woolcock The cast for this work includes: Dylan Duffus, Ohran Whyte, Yohance Watson, Tobias Duncan.

When submitted to the BBFC the work had a running time of 101m 50s.

The running time of this film was calculated from the measured length of 9164+8 ( feet + frames ).

This work was submitted to the BBFC by Vertigo Distribution Ltd .

A film or video, together with associated trailers may exist in several versions and all versions known to the BBFC are listed below. Category Type Date Company Run Time Cut Title FilmTrailer 17/08/2009 Vertigo Distribution Ltd 1m 39s 1 DAY Film 28/08/2009 Vertigo Distribution Ltd 101m 50s 1 DAY

Details are likely to be more complete and accurate for the version submitted most recently. When a film is transferred to video the running time will be shorter by approximately 4% due to the differing number of frames per second. This does not mean that the video version has been cut or re-edited.

This entry was last updated 09/02/2010