• Director(s)

    Muta'Ali

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    13/10/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    91m

  • Cast

    Jim Lampley, Dee Dee Sharp, Attallah Shabazz

Film

Cassius X: Becoming Ali

references to racism, moderate boxing violence, images of real dead bodies

This UK documentary concerning the spiritual journey of US boxer Muhammad Ali sets out a stall against racism and intolerance. Bouts feature brief bloody detail, and there is limited sight of a man's corpse.…

This UK documentary concerning the spiritual journey of US boxer Muhammad Ali sets out a stall against racism and intolerance. Bouts feature brief bloody detail, and there is limited sight of a man's corpse.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

disturbing images

theme

threat and horror

  • Director(s)

    Muta'Ali

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    13/10/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    91m

  • Cast

    Jim Lampley, Dee Dee Sharp, Attallah Shabazz

references to racism, moderate boxing violence, images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
05/10/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Cosmic Cat
violence
There are black and white archival scenes of boxing violence, which include heavy blows. In one scene, a boxer's face and torso are streaked with blood.
language
Very mild bad language include uses of 'God' and 'hell'.
sex
In one scene, a man says, "I don't fornicate".
discrimination
In one scene, there are historical references to black people originally being the property of an individual, including to them taking on their owners' names. The scene is accompanied by an illustrative image of a black man being branded by white men. There is also the use of dated discriminatory terms (for example, 'nigra', 'negro'). Racism is clearly disapproved of by the work as a whole.
drugs
There are brief verbal references to drugs.
disturbing images
A poster briefly shows a dead man who was shot by police officers during a raid on a mosque; however, there is limited detail.
theme
The film contains a brief verbal references to a woman who was institutionalised for mental health reasons. There is also brief sight of President Kennedy's coffin following verbal references to his assassination.

  • Classified date

    05/10/2023

  • Language

    English