• Director(s)

    Vadim Jean

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    02/07/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    103m

  • Cast

    Daley Thompson

Film

Daley - 'Olympic Superstar'

infrequent strong language

This inspiring UK sports documentary chronicles the career of Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson and includes references to racism, homophobia, and scenes of violence.…

This inspiring UK sports documentary chronicles the career of Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson and includes references to racism, homophobia, and scenes of violence.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

nudity

rude humour

theme

  • Director(s)

    Vadim Jean

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    02/07/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    103m

  • Cast

    Daley Thompson

infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
02/07/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
The Mob Film Co (Ltd)
violence
Documentary footage shows the 1980’s riots in Brixton, as well as the police response, which includes a clip of officers subduing a person and striking them on the ground.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), as well as use of milder terms including ‘shit’, ‘piss’, ‘crap’, ‘bloody’, ‘arse’, ‘God’ and ‘damn’.
sex
There are occasional sex references, including allusions to adultery.
discrimination
References are made to historical discrimination against Black athletes, and there is archive footage of a National Front march. A person is challenged over the homophobic sentiment on a t-shirt they are wearing. Discrimination is contextualised as historical and is not condoned in the film.
drugs
An athlete briefly recalls drug testing following competing in a sports event.
nudity
There is brief natural nudity, when a photo of a baby is shown.
rude humour
There is mild rude humour, including when a man jokes about a prostate exam.
theme
A person recalls finding out their father had been murdered in a shooting. Later, people refer to emotionally restrained relationships between various family members, including a man sharing that his mother has never told him she loves him.

  • Classified date

    02/07/2024

  • Language

    English