Dance First

moderate violence, threat, infrequent strong language

Director(s)James Marsh

Production year2023

Release date09/12/2023

Genre(s)Drama

Approx. running minutes100m

CastAidan Gillen, Gabriel Byrne, Maxine Peake, Robert Aramayo, Bronagh Gallagher, Fionn O'Shea, Sandrine Bonnaire, Rebecka Johnston, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, Barry O'Connor, James Marsh, Samuel Beckett, Neil Forsyth, Michael Livingstone, Viktória Petrányi, Tom Thostrup, Antonio Paladino, David Charap, Olivia Scott-Webb, Damien Creagh

Dance First

moderate violence, threat, infrequent strong language

An acclaimed Irish playwright reflects on various stages of his life, including his involvement in the French Resistance ...

An acclaimed Irish playwright reflects on various stages of his life, including his involvement in the French Resistance during WWII and his romantic relationships in this sombre biographical drama about Samuel Beckett.

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

injury detail

theme

alcohol and smoking

moderate violence, threat, infrequent strong language

Classified Date:

12/09/2023

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Sky Cinema

violence

A man is stabbed in the torso, however, this is undetailed and brief. He is immediately shown receiving treatment in hospital. A character is kicked on the ground by the Gestapo during a raid.

threat and horror

Characters under threat of capture scramble to flee their home as the Gestapo approaches. This occurs within a historical context.

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'bloody' and 'God'.

sex

A man has a long-term affair with a woman outside of his relationship. There are also undetailed post-coital scenes.

discrimination

References are made to the racist persecution of Jewish people in Nazi Germany. A woman makes a homophobic comment to her son. Discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.

injury detail

There is sight of blood on a character’s forehead in the aftermath of an off-screen fall.

theme

A woman is sent to a psychiatric hospital after displaying symptoms of a mental illness. References are made to illness, death and bereavement.

alcohol and smoking

Occasional scenes feature adults smoking. This is reflective of the historical period in which the film is set.

Classified Date:

17/10/2023

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Classified date12/09/2023

LanguageEnglish

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

injury detail

theme

alcohol and smoking

Director(s)James Marsh

Production year2023

Release date09/12/2023

Genre(s)Drama

Approx. running minutes100m

moderate violence, threat, infrequent strong language

Classified Date:

12/09/2023

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Sky Cinema

violence

A man is stabbed in the torso, however, this is undetailed and brief. He is immediately shown receiving treatment in hospital. A character is kicked on the ground by the Gestapo during a raid.

threat and horror

Characters under threat of capture scramble to flee their home as the Gestapo approaches. This occurs within a historical context.

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'bloody' and 'God'.

sex

A man has a long-term affair with a woman outside of his relationship. There are also undetailed post-coital scenes.

discrimination

References are made to the racist persecution of Jewish people in Nazi Germany. A woman makes a homophobic comment to her son. Discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.

injury detail

There is sight of blood on a character’s forehead in the aftermath of an off-screen fall.

theme

A woman is sent to a psychiatric hospital after displaying symptoms of a mental illness. References are made to illness, death and bereavement.

alcohol and smoking

Occasional scenes feature adults smoking. This is reflective of the historical period in which the film is set.

Classified Date:

17/10/2023

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Studio Canal

Classified date12/09/2023

LanguageEnglish