• Director(s)

    n/a

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Cast

    David Attenborough

TV Show

Asia

ASIA is a nature documentary; in this episode, David Attenborough explores the wildlife living in the waters and seas of Asia.…

ASIA is a nature documentary; in this episode, David Attenborough explores the wildlife living in the waters and seas of Asia.

  • Director(s)

    n/a

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Cast

    David Attenborough

upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
theme
One sequence shows dead and dying walrus pups lying on a beach as a result of being trampled on by males fighting.
additional issues
There are frequent scenes of animal hunting, including brief sight of a dead seal with flesh torn from its body. There are also references to animal mating.
very mild threat, animal attacks, injury detail, sex references
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Various animals hunt and eat prey. In other scenes mountain goats ram one another in a display of strength, and there are references to feral dogs attacking native wildlife.
threat and horror
Cameramen face hazardous weather conditions, though no one is harmed.
sex
There are references to animals mating, as well as scenes depicting it.
injury detail
There is undetailed sight of dead animals.
scenes of animals hunting, mild injury detail
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes in which animals hunt their prey. In one sequence, a wolf chases and kills an antelope and then feasts on its carcass.
injury detail
Bloody injury detail is briefly visible on an animal after it is hunted and killed by a predator. There is sight of body parts and blood from a dead animal in the aftermath of an unseen attack.
additional issues
Sequences of very mild threat include young animals struggling to find food and survive in hazardous conditions. A baby seal becomes trapped under ice but is reassuringly rescued by its mother. Animals are shown in danger from predators. References are made to mating.
mild sex references
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There is mild innuendo, and scenes of animal mating.
additional issues
Threat include animals stalking their prey, reference to landmines, and an elephant calf struggling to swim in a river current. Various animals hunt and eat prey, and there is sight of dead animals and insects. In other scenes rhinos ram one another in a display of strength, and there are upsetting references to the challenges of wildlife conservation and species endangerment.
very mild threat, violence, sex references
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Animals such as deer, monitor lizards and rhinoceros beetles clash with those of their own species over food and mating rights, but none come to serious harm.
threat and horror
Sequences of very mild threat include animals encroaching on human spaces and being in brief danger from their own natural world predators. These threatening moments have reassuring outcomes.
sex
A humorous comment is made about animals in urban environments during mating seasons seeking 'sex in the city'.
very mild threat, injury detail, animal attacks
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Various animals hunt and eat prey. Cormorant birds attack and peck at each other.
threat and horror
Animals are shown stalking and chasing their prey in tense sequences. A chick is in danger of being eaten by juvenile members of its own species, which have 'turned cannibal'. Gazelles are shown becoming trapped in barbed wire fences. There is footage of a dust storm descending on a city, causing people to flee for cover.
injury detail
There is undetailed sight of dead animals, and partly obscured shots of animals feeding from slightly bloody carcasses. A gazelle's injury, caused by barbed wire, is briefly shown.
references to animal poaching and extinction
Classified Date:
27/01/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
theme
Animal poaching is a theme of the episode. While there is an emphasis on the positive steps being taken to try to educate those communities responsible for killing and endangering wildlife, the references to poaching and the illegal animal trade are frequent, with sight of dead animals and illegal animal products throughout.
additional issues
There is a passing reference to the illegal "drugs and arms trade" in Asia.
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  • Classified date

    27/01/2025

  • Distributor

    2 entertain Video Ltd.

  • Language

    English