• Director(s)

    James Erskin

  • Production Year

    2019

  • Genre(s)

    Music, Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

  • Cast

    Billie Holiday

Film

Billie

strong language, domestic abuse, references to child sexual abuse

BILLIE is a documentary exploring the life of famed American jazz musician Billie Holiday.…

BILLIE is a documentary exploring the life of famed American jazz musician Billie Holiday.

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language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'c**ksucker') and use of milder terms ('ass', 'slut', 'shit', 'bastard').
sexual violence and sexual threat
References are made to child and domestic abuse. This includes allegations of child prostitution, physical and emotional abuse by intimate partners and sexual violence.
additional issues
There are moderate drug references where people are said to have used opium, heroin, cocaine and marijuana. There are also references to drug and alcohol abuse with some accompanying images of white powder and people smoking marijuana. Distressing scenes include images of two black men hanging by their necks from a tree, a black person's body on top of a fire and footage of police clashing with black protesters. Moderate sex references include a woman telling a man to "get hard" as she sings.

  • Director(s)

    James Erskin

  • Production Year

    2019

  • Genre(s)

    Music, Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

  • Cast

    Billie Holiday

strong language, domestic abuse, references to child sexual abuse
Classified Date:
15/09/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Altitude Film Distribution
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'c**ksucker') and use of milder terms ('ass', 'slut', 'shit', 'bastard').
sexual violence and sexual threat
References are made to child and domestic abuse. This includes allegations of child prostitution, physical and emotional abuse by intimate partners and sexual violence.
additional issues
There are moderate drug references where people are said to have used opium, heroin, cocaine and marijuana. There are also references to drug and alcohol abuse with some accompanying images of white powder and people smoking marijuana. Distressing scenes include images of two black men hanging by their necks from a tree, a black person's body on top of a fire and footage of police clashing with black protesters. Moderate sex references include a woman telling a man to "get hard" as she sings.
Classified Date:
01/09/2020
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Altitude Film Distribution

  • Classified date

    15/09/2020

  • BBFC reference

    AVV387904

  • Language

    English