Brave the Dark
strong language, domestic abuse, suicide references, drug misuse
Director(s)Damian Harris
Production year2025
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes112m
CastJared Harris, Nicholas Hamilton, Martin Jarvis
Brave the Dark
strong language, domestic abuse, suicide references, drug misuse
Drama, based on true events, in which a teacher helps a troubled teenage student confront a troubled past and his ongoin ...
Drama, based on true events, in which a teacher helps a troubled teenage student confront a troubled past and his ongoing trauma and related behavioural issues.
violence
Scenes of domestic abuse include those in which a woman is dragged by the hair before she is shot and killed by her estranged husband. There is blood in the aftermath. There are also verbal references to domestic abuse.
language
Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('jerk-off', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'asshole', 'douche', 'screw', 'piss', 'God', 'hell').
drugs
A teenage character inadvertently takes an overdose of unidentified pills and there are negative and aversive consequences. There is another scene in which teenagers take the same unidentified pills. Drug misuse is not condoned by the film as a whole.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life in a scene containing strong visual detail. In another scene, which also includes strong visual detail, another character attempts to take their own life. However, they are stopped due to an intervention.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
In one scene, a character is rushed to hospital and almost dies. However, the person's life is saved by medical intervention. People grieve for lost loved ones, and there are also emotional scenes in which people argue.
strong language, domestic abuse, suicide references, drug misuse
Classified Date:
18/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment
violence
Scenes of domestic abuse include those in which a woman is dragged by the hair before she is shot and killed by her estranged husband. There is blood in the aftermath. There are also verbal references to domestic abuse.
language
Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('jerk-off', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'asshole', 'douche', 'screw', 'piss', 'God', 'hell').
drugs
A teenage character inadvertently takes an overdose of unidentified pills and there are negative and aversive consequences. There is another scene in which teenagers take the same unidentified pills. Drug misuse is not condoned by the film as a whole.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life in a scene containing strong visual detail. In another scene, which also includes strong visual detail, another character attempts to take their own life. However, they are stopped due to an intervention.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified date18/07/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
Scenes of domestic abuse include those in which a woman is dragged by the hair before she is shot and killed by her estranged husband. There is blood in the aftermath. There are also verbal references to domestic abuse.
language
Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('jerk-off', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'asshole', 'douche', 'screw', 'piss', 'God', 'hell').
drugs
A teenage character inadvertently takes an overdose of unidentified pills and there are negative and aversive consequences. There is another scene in which teenagers take the same unidentified pills. Drug misuse is not condoned by the film as a whole.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life in a scene containing strong visual detail. In another scene, which also includes strong visual detail, another character attempts to take their own life. However, they are stopped due to an intervention.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
In one scene, a character is rushed to hospital and almost dies. However, the person's life is saved by medical intervention. People grieve for lost loved ones, and there are also emotional scenes in which people argue.
Director(s)Damian Harris
Production year2025
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes112m
CastJared Harris, Nicholas Hamilton, Martin Jarvis
strong language, domestic abuse, suicide references, drug misuse
Classified Date:
18/07/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment
violence
Scenes of domestic abuse include those in which a woman is dragged by the hair before she is shot and killed by her estranged husband. There is blood in the aftermath. There are also verbal references to domestic abuse.
language
Strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('jerk-off', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'asshole', 'douche', 'screw', 'piss', 'God', 'hell').
drugs
A teenage character inadvertently takes an overdose of unidentified pills and there are negative and aversive consequences. There is another scene in which teenagers take the same unidentified pills. Drug misuse is not condoned by the film as a whole.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life in a scene containing strong visual detail. In another scene, which also includes strong visual detail, another character attempts to take their own life. However, they are stopped due to an intervention.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified date18/07/2025
LanguageEnglish
