Cassius X: Becoming Ali
references to racism, moderate boxing violence, images of real dead bodies
Director(s)Muta'Ali
Production year2023
Release date13/10/2023
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes91m
CastJim Lampley, Dee Dee Sharp, Attallah Shabazz
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 intole ...
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.
violence
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
disturbing images
theme
threat and horror
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In one scene, there are historical references to black people originally being the property of an individual, including to them taking on their owners' names.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 date05/10/2023
LanguageEnglish
violence
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
disturbing images
theme
threat and horror
Director(s)Muta'Ali
Production year2023
Release date13/10/2023
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes91m
CastJim 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 date05/10/2023
LanguageEnglish
