• Director(s)

    Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    125m

  • Cast

    Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Gbenga, Akinnagbe

Film

Black Flies

strong injury detail, sexually abusive behaviour

BLACK FLIES is a US drama tracking a rookie paramedic on the NYC night shift as he puts his life on the line responding to 911 calls.…

BLACK FLIES is a US drama tracking a rookie paramedic on the NYC night shift as he puts his life on the line responding to 911 calls.

sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexually abusive behaviour and verbal references to child sexual abuse.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images and injury detail during scenes in which paramedics attend incidents of suicide, death and violence. An unconscious woman is found soaked in blood from giving birth as well as sight of an unconscious infant. A dog is callously shot by a man after biting a child. A man's co-worker leaves a dead dog in his locker.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are scenes of strong sex, as well as sexualised nudity. A new mother is found with a heroin needle in her arm. There are references to drug use, sight of track marks on a man's arm, and a scene in which a paramedic steals cocaine from a patient. Paramedics respond to an incident in which it is implied a bruised and battered woman was assaulted by her husband. In another scene, there are references to a woman's mother beating her with an electrical cord when she was a child. There is use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), rude gestures and milder terms ('pussy', 'bitch', 'dick', 'tits', 'shit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'damn'). There are moments of gun threat as well as tense altercations between first responders, victims and bystanders. There are scenes in which paramedics experience mental health issues as a result of job-related trauma, as well as references to suicide and suicidal ideation.

  • Director(s)

    Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    125m

  • Cast

    Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Gbenga, Akinnagbe

strong injury detail, sexually abusive behaviour
Classified Date:
28/03/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Signature Entertainment
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexually abusive behaviour and verbal references to child sexual abuse.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images and injury detail during scenes in which paramedics attend incidents of suicide, death and violence. An unconscious woman is found soaked in blood from giving birth as well as sight of an unconscious infant. A dog is callously shot by a man after biting a child. A man's co-worker leaves a dead dog in his locker.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are scenes of strong sex, as well as sexualised nudity. A new mother is found with a heroin needle in her arm. There are references to drug use, sight of track marks on a man's arm, and a scene in which a paramedic steals cocaine from a patient. Paramedics respond to an incident in which it is implied a bruised and battered woman was assaulted by her husband. In another scene, there are references to a woman's mother beating her with an electrical cord when she was a child. There is use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), rude gestures and milder terms ('pussy', 'bitch', 'dick', 'tits', 'shit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'damn'). There are moments of gun threat as well as tense altercations between first responders, victims and bystanders. There are scenes in which paramedics experience mental health issues as a result of job-related trauma, as well as references to suicide and suicidal ideation.

  • Classified date

    28/03/2024

  • Language

    English