Catherine, Called Birdy
moderate sex references, violence, upsetting scenes
Director(s)Lena Dunham
Production year2022
Genre(s)Comedy, Drama
Approx. running minutes108m
CastBella Ramsey, Billie Piper, Andrew Scott, Lesley Sharp, Joe Alwyn, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Kaye, Dean-Charles Chapman, Isis Hainsworth, Archie Renaux, Lena Dunham, Lena Dunham, Karen Cushman, Tim Bevan, Lena Dunham, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, Carter Burwell, Laurie Rose, Joe Klotz, Catriona Dickie, Leslee Feldman, Nina Gold, Andrea Matheson, Kave Quinn
Catherine, Called Birdy
moderate sex references, violence, upsetting scenes
CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY is a comedy drama in which the 14-year-old daughter of a mediaeval lord objects to her father’s ...
CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY is a comedy drama in which the 14-year-old daughter of a mediaeval lord objects to her father’s financially-motivated choice of husband for her.
violence
In a scene of moderate violence, as two men duel with swords, one of them is slashed in undetailed manner, with subsequent sight of his bloodstained shirt. A father raps his teenage daughter’s hands with a stick as punishment for her disobedience, and other references are made to domestic abuse in women’s accounts of being disciplined by fathers with whipping and being burned by hot irons.
sex
There are moderate sex references, including an inexperienced teenage girl’s recounting of an explanation of how babies are made in which she has been told that a man puts his “sword” into a woman’s “box”.
theme
There are references to a woman’s history of stillbirths, the latest one of which occurs off-screen and gives rise to upsetting scenes in which comments are made about babies being born dead. The woman subsequently goes through another difficult childbirth which distresses her teenage daughter who is convinced that history will repeat itself. There is a reassuring outcome, and the issue as a whole is handled with discretion and sensitivity.
additional issues
Bad language includes uses of ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’. There are references to historical sexist behaviour, such as young women having no say in the men they are married to by their fathers for financial reasons, and being subjected to tests of their virginity; such discrimination is presented in a satirical way in order to condemn it. There are mild bloody images in the aftermath of a teenage girl’s first period. There is very mild rude humour.
moderate sex references, violence, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
25/08/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Republic Film Distribution
violence
In a scene of moderate violence, as two men duel with swords, one of them is slashed in undetailed manner, with subsequent sight of his bloodstained shirt. A father raps his teenage daughter’s hands with a stick as punishment for her disobedience, and other references are made to domestic abuse in women’s accounts of being disciplined by fathers with whipping and being burned by hot irons.
language
There is infrequent strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’.
sex
There are moderate sex references, including an inexperienced teenage girl’s recounting of an explanation of how babies are made in which she has been told that a man puts his “sword” into a woman’s “box”.
theme
There are references to a woman’s history of stillbirths, the latest one of which occurs off-screen and gives rise to upsetting scenes in which comments are made about babies being born dead. The woman subsequently goes through another difficult childbirth which distresses her teenage daughter who is convinced that history will repeat itself. There is a reassuring outcome, and the issue as a whole is handled with discretion and sensitivity.
additional issues
Bad language includes uses of ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’. There are references to historical sexist behaviour, such as young women having no say in the men they are married to by their fathers for financial reasons, and being subjected to tests of their virginity; such discrimination is presented in a satirical way in order to condemn it. There are mild bloody images in the aftermath of a teenage girl’s first period. There is very mild rude humour.
moderate sex references, violence, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
10/10/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
violence
In a scene of moderate violence, as two men duel with swords, one of them is slashed in undetailed manner, with subsequent sight of his bloodstained shirt. A father raps his teenage daughter’s hands with a stick as punishment for her disobedience, and other references are made to domestic abuse in women’s accounts of being disciplined by fathers with whipping and being burned by hot irons.
sex
There are moderate sex references, including an inexperienced teenage girl’s recounting of an explanation of how babies are made in which she has been told that a man puts his “sword” into a woman’s “box”.
theme
There are references to a woman’s history of stillbirths, the latest one of which occurs off-screen and gives rise to upsetting scenes in which comments are made about babies being born dead. The woman subsequently goes through another difficult childbirth which distresses her teenage daughter who is convinced that history will repeat itself. There is a reassuring outcome, and the issue as a whole is handled with discretion and sensitivity.
additional issues
Bad language includes uses of ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’. There are references to historical sexist behaviour, such as young women having no say in the men they are married to by their fathers for financial reasons, and being subjected to tests of their virginity; such discrimination is presented in a satirical way in order to condemn it. There are mild bloody images in the aftermath of a teenage girl’s first period. There is very mild rude humour.
Classified Date:
14/09/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Republic Film Distribution
Classified date10/10/2022
LanguageEnglish
violence
In a scene of moderate violence, as two men duel with swords, one of them is slashed in undetailed manner, with subsequent sight of his bloodstained shirt. A father raps his teenage daughter’s hands with a stick as punishment for her disobedience, and other references are made to domestic abuse in women’s accounts of being disciplined by fathers with whipping and being burned by hot irons.
sex
There are moderate sex references, including an inexperienced teenage girl’s recounting of an explanation of how babies are made in which she has been told that a man puts his “sword” into a woman’s “box”.
theme
There are references to a woman’s history of stillbirths, the latest one of which occurs off-screen and gives rise to upsetting scenes in which comments are made about babies being born dead. The woman subsequently goes through another difficult childbirth which distresses her teenage daughter who is convinced that history will repeat itself. There is a reassuring outcome, and the issue as a whole is handled with discretion and sensitivity.
additional issues
Bad language includes uses of ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’. There are references to historical sexist behaviour, such as young women having no say in the men they are married to by their fathers for financial reasons, and being subjected to tests of their virginity; such discrimination is presented in a satirical way in order to condemn it. There are mild bloody images in the aftermath of a teenage girl’s first period. There is very mild rude humour.
Director(s)Lena Dunham
Production year2022
Genre(s)Comedy, Drama
Approx. running minutes108m
CastBella Ramsey, Billie Piper, Andrew Scott, Lesley Sharp, Joe Alwyn, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Kaye, Dean-Charles Chapman, Isis Hainsworth, Archie Renaux, Lena Dunham, Lena Dunham, Karen Cushman, Tim Bevan, Lena Dunham, Eric Fellner, Jo Wallett, Carter Burwell, Laurie Rose, Joe Klotz, Catriona Dickie, Leslee Feldman, Nina Gold, Andrea Matheson, Kave Quinn
moderate sex references, violence, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
25/08/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Republic Film Distribution
violence
In a scene of moderate violence, as two men duel with swords, one of them is slashed in undetailed manner, with subsequent sight of his bloodstained shirt. A father raps his teenage daughter’s hands with a stick as punishment for her disobedience, and other references are made to domestic abuse in women’s accounts of being disciplined by fathers with whipping and being burned by hot irons.
language
There is infrequent strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’.
sex
There are moderate sex references, including an inexperienced teenage girl’s recounting of an explanation of how babies are made in which she has been told that a man puts his “sword” into a woman’s “box”.
theme
There are references to a woman’s history of stillbirths, the latest one of which occurs off-screen and gives rise to upsetting scenes in which comments are made about babies being born dead. The woman subsequently goes through another difficult childbirth which distresses her teenage daughter who is convinced that history will repeat itself. There is a reassuring outcome, and the issue as a whole is handled with discretion and sensitivity.
additional issues
Bad language includes uses of ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’. There are references to historical sexist behaviour, such as young women having no say in the men they are married to by their fathers for financial reasons, and being subjected to tests of their virginity; such discrimination is presented in a satirical way in order to condemn it. There are mild bloody images in the aftermath of a teenage girl’s first period. There is very mild rude humour.
moderate sex references, violence, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
10/10/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
violence
In a scene of moderate violence, as two men duel with swords, one of them is slashed in undetailed manner, with subsequent sight of his bloodstained shirt. A father raps his teenage daughter’s hands with a stick as punishment for her disobedience, and other references are made to domestic abuse in women’s accounts of being disciplined by fathers with whipping and being burned by hot irons.
sex
There are moderate sex references, including an inexperienced teenage girl’s recounting of an explanation of how babies are made in which she has been told that a man puts his “sword” into a woman’s “box”.
theme
There are references to a woman’s history of stillbirths, the latest one of which occurs off-screen and gives rise to upsetting scenes in which comments are made about babies being born dead. The woman subsequently goes through another difficult childbirth which distresses her teenage daughter who is convinced that history will repeat itself. There is a reassuring outcome, and the issue as a whole is handled with discretion and sensitivity.
additional issues
Bad language includes uses of ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’. There are references to historical sexist behaviour, such as young women having no say in the men they are married to by their fathers for financial reasons, and being subjected to tests of their virginity; such discrimination is presented in a satirical way in order to condemn it. There are mild bloody images in the aftermath of a teenage girl’s first period. There is very mild rude humour.
Classified Date:
14/09/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Republic Film Distribution
Classified date10/10/2022
LanguageEnglish
