A Girl From Mogadishu
sexual violence, strong threat, upsetting scenes
Director(s)Mary McGuckian
Production year2019
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes113m
A Girl From Mogadishu
sexual violence, strong threat, upsetting scenes
A GIRL FROM MOGADISHU is a drama, based on a true story, in which a teenage girl escapes from war-torn Somalia to Irelan ...
A GIRL FROM MOGADISHU is a drama, based on a true story, in which a teenage girl escapes from war-torn Somalia to Ireland and becomes a leading activist against against Gender-Based Violence and Female Genital Mutilation.
threat and horror
There is strong threat as rebel soldiers launch a raid on a district in a Somalian city. Gunfire sends civilians running in panic, and several are gunned-down off-screen. A missile blast is heard and there is brief sight of a severed head on the ground, but without strong gory detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A young woman is raped by several men. The sexual violence is presented without eroticising detail and is relatively brief, with the focus on the distress of the woman who makes subsequent references to her ordeal.
theme
The film engages with the issue of Female Genital Mutilation and its continued practice in countries such as Somalia. There are scenes in which young female children are prepared for the procedure, and screams are heard off-screen as it is carried out, but there are no visual details, apart from brief sight of blood on a child's sandal. Verbal references are made to how the procedure is performed and the distress of the children at the painful recovery they are forced to undergo. Victims of FGM talk about their experiences and the psychological effects it has had on them, in the context of the activism and campaigning to end the practice.
additional issues
There are references to abortion and sexual health issues. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). as well as milder bad language including uses of 'bloody', 'God', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
sexual violence, strong threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
23/11/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Bohemia Media
threat and horror
Scenes of war violence include sight of frightened people being chased by armed men, and fleeting sight of a bloody severed head.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is raped by soldiers. The scene features strong sexual threat, but the actual rape occurs off screen. There are references to female genital mutilation throughout, and in a flashback scene we hear children screaming as they are subjected to FGM off screen. There are also non-graphic references to child marriage.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bloody’ and ‘hell’.
sexual violence, strong threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
22/12/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Miracle Media
threat and horror
There is strong threat as rebel soldiers launch a raid on a district in a Somalian city. Gunfire sends civilians running in panic, and several are gunned-down off-screen. A missile blast is heard and there is brief sight of a severed head on the ground, but without strong gory detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A young woman is raped by several men. The sexual violence is presented without eroticising detail and is relatively brief, with the focus on the distress of the woman who makes subsequent references to her ordeal.
theme
The film engages with the issue of Female Genital Mutilation and its continued practice in countries such as Somalia. There are scenes in which young female children are prepared for the procedure, and screams are heard off-screen as it is carried out, but there are no visual details, apart from brief sight of blood on a child's sandal. Verbal references are made to how the procedure is performed and the distress of the children at the painful recovery they are forced to undergo. Victims of FGM talk about their experiences and the psychological effects it has had on them, in the context of the activism and campaigning to end the practice.
additional issues
There are references to abortion and sexual health issues. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). as well as milder bad language including uses of 'bloody', 'God', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
sexual violence, strong threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
01/12/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Bohemia Media
Classified date22/12/2020
LanguageEnglish
threat and horror
There is strong threat as rebel soldiers launch a raid on a district in a Somalian city. Gunfire sends civilians running in panic, and several are gunned-down off-screen. A missile blast is heard and there is brief sight of a severed head on the ground, but without strong gory detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A young woman is raped by several men. The sexual violence is presented without eroticising detail and is relatively brief, with the focus on the distress of the woman who makes subsequent references to her ordeal.
theme
The film engages with the issue of Female Genital Mutilation and its continued practice in countries such as Somalia. There are scenes in which young female children are prepared for the procedure, and screams are heard off-screen as it is carried out, but there are no visual details, apart from brief sight of blood on a child's sandal. Verbal references are made to how the procedure is performed and the distress of the children at the painful recovery they are forced to undergo. Victims of FGM talk about their experiences and the psychological effects it has had on them, in the context of the activism and campaigning to end the practice.
additional issues
There are references to abortion and sexual health issues. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). as well as milder bad language including uses of 'bloody', 'God', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
Director(s)Mary McGuckian
Production year2019
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes113m
sexual violence, strong threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
23/11/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Bohemia Media
threat and horror
Scenes of war violence include sight of frightened people being chased by armed men, and fleeting sight of a bloody severed head.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is raped by soldiers. The scene features strong sexual threat, but the actual rape occurs off screen. There are references to female genital mutilation throughout, and in a flashback scene we hear children screaming as they are subjected to FGM off screen. There are also non-graphic references to child marriage.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bloody’ and ‘hell’.
sexual violence, strong threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
22/12/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Miracle Media
threat and horror
There is strong threat as rebel soldiers launch a raid on a district in a Somalian city. Gunfire sends civilians running in panic, and several are gunned-down off-screen. A missile blast is heard and there is brief sight of a severed head on the ground, but without strong gory detail.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A young woman is raped by several men. The sexual violence is presented without eroticising detail and is relatively brief, with the focus on the distress of the woman who makes subsequent references to her ordeal.
theme
The film engages with the issue of Female Genital Mutilation and its continued practice in countries such as Somalia. There are scenes in which young female children are prepared for the procedure, and screams are heard off-screen as it is carried out, but there are no visual details, apart from brief sight of blood on a child's sandal. Verbal references are made to how the procedure is performed and the distress of the children at the painful recovery they are forced to undergo. Victims of FGM talk about their experiences and the psychological effects it has had on them, in the context of the activism and campaigning to end the practice.
additional issues
There are references to abortion and sexual health issues. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). as well as milder bad language including uses of 'bloody', 'God', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
sexual violence, strong threat, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
01/12/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Bohemia Media
Classified date22/12/2020
LanguageEnglish
