Desperate Journey

strong violence, threat, injury detail, language, sex, nudity, suicide
Director(s)Annabel Jankel
Production year2025
Release date28/11/2025
Genre(s)Drama, Thriller, War
Approx. running minutes108m
CastLucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Clara Rugaard, Til Schweiger

Desperate Journey

strong violence, threat, injury detail, language, sex, nudity, suicide
Drama based on the true story of Freddie Knoller, a young Jewish man who flees Vienna following the Nazi occupation in 1 ...
Drama based on the true story of Freddie Knoller, a young Jewish man who flees Vienna following the Nazi occupation in 1938 and finds solace in the vibrant world of Paris's burlesque scene.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
strong violence, threat, injury detail, language, sex, nudity, suicide
Classified Date:
24/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Emblem Pictures
violence
Scenes include shootings, beatings, stranglings and stabbings which result in bloody detail. Jewish prisoners are beaten, made to walk long distances in freezing conditions and are gunned down and mauled by dogs when trying to flee; in one scene, a child prisoner is executed at gunpoint. A man is captured and repeatedly struck across the face while being interrogated.
threat and horror
A Jewish man lives in fear of his identity being revealed to Nazi officers in suspenseful and intense scenes of threat. Jewish people are depicted hiding and fleeing from Nazi officers.
language
Strong language is used ('f**k'); milder terms include 'whore', 'shit', 'ass' and 'piss'.
sex
A sex scene contains thrusting, brief breast nudity and implied masturbation. Visual sex references include sex workers being procured at a burlesque club and performing sexualised routines on stage and elsewhere in a red light district.
discrimination
Scenes depict Jewish people being persecuted by Nazi officers and supporters, including being forcibly removed from their homes, held in concentration camps and subjected to violence. Jewish people, including women and children, are executed at gunpoint, referred to as 'pigs' and depicted crudely in Nazi propaganda.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A burlesque performer is struck on the backside by a man while she works.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life which results in strong bloody detail.
injury detail
People are bloodied following violence; dead bodies and pooling blood feature in some scenes. The carcass of a pig is briefly seen hanging from a tree with a Jewish star carved into its back.
nudity
Scenes and photographic images of burlesque performers include sexualised breast, buttock and pubic nudity.
theme
Upsetting scenes relate to the loss of loved ones and scenes depicting the Holocaust, such as Jewish people being separated, persecuted and held captive in concentration camps.
Classified Date:
23/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Emblem Pictures
Classified date24/09/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
Director(s)Annabel Jankel
Production year2025
Release date28/11/2025
Genre(s)Drama, Thriller, War
Approx. running minutes108m
CastLucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Clara Rugaard, Til Schweiger
strong violence, threat, injury detail, language, sex, nudity, suicide
Classified Date:
24/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Emblem Pictures
violence
Scenes include shootings, beatings, stranglings and stabbings which result in bloody detail. Jewish prisoners are beaten, made to walk long distances in freezing conditions and are gunned down and mauled by dogs when trying to flee; in one scene, a child prisoner is executed at gunpoint. A man is captured and repeatedly struck across the face while being interrogated.
threat and horror
A Jewish man lives in fear of his identity being revealed to Nazi officers in suspenseful and intense scenes of threat. Jewish people are depicted hiding and fleeing from Nazi officers.
language
Strong language is used ('f**k'); milder terms include 'whore', 'shit', 'ass' and 'piss'.
sex
A sex scene contains thrusting, brief breast nudity and implied masturbation. Visual sex references include sex workers being procured at a burlesque club and performing sexualised routines on stage and elsewhere in a red light district.
discrimination
Scenes depict Jewish people being persecuted by Nazi officers and supporters, including being forcibly removed from their homes, held in concentration camps and subjected to violence. Jewish people, including women and children, are executed at gunpoint, referred to as 'pigs' and depicted crudely in Nazi propaganda.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A burlesque performer is struck on the backside by a man while she works.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life which results in strong bloody detail.
injury detail
People are bloodied following violence; dead bodies and pooling blood feature in some scenes. The carcass of a pig is briefly seen hanging from a tree with a Jewish star carved into its back.
nudity
Scenes and photographic images of burlesque performers include sexualised breast, buttock and pubic nudity.
theme
Upsetting scenes relate to the loss of loved ones and scenes depicting the Holocaust, such as Jewish people being separated, persecuted and held captive in concentration camps.
Classified Date:
23/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Emblem Pictures
Classified date24/09/2025
LanguageEnglish