Elephant
Contains strong violence and language
Director(s)Gus Van Sant
Production year2003
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes78m
CastAlex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson, Elias McConnell, Jordan Taylor, Carrie Finklea, Nicole George, Brittany Mountain, Alicia Miles, Kristen Hicks, Bennie Dixon, Nathan Tyson, Timothy Bottoms, Matt Malloy, Elisa E. Williams, Vana O'Brien, Larry Laverty, Jason Seitz, Sarah Bing, Elisa De La Motte
Elephant
Contains strong violence and language
The lives of a group of US high school students are changed forever when a shooting takes place in their school. Realist ...
The lives of a group of US high school students are changed forever when a shooting takes place in their school. Realistic scenes of random violence in a school setting may be upsetting for viewers.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
injury detail
nudity
Contains strong violence and language
Classified Date:
01/12/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Contains strong violence and language
Classified Date:
11/05/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
High Fliers Video Distribution
violence
In the later stages of the film, two students go on a killing spree inside their school. Gunshots result in spurts of blood. While the violence is not very graphic, the realistic setting and the fear of the other students and teachers is impactful and upsetting.
threat and horror
There is a strong sense of threat as students and teachers are stalked through their school by the two armed pupils and as students plead for their lives. The real world nature of the threat, and its relation to real school shootings, makes it particularly upsetting.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch' and 'shit'.
sex
In one scene, two students share a shower together and kiss. There is no strong detail of nudity. There are also some mild verbal references to sex.
discrimination
There is some newsreel footage showing the rise to power of the Nazis, with a focus on swastikas and salutes.
drugs
There is sight of characters smoking what appear to be joints of marijuana.
injury detail
Blood spurts are shown when characters are shot and there is sight of blood on bodies and floors.
nudity
There is some non sexual buttock nudity when a character showers.
Classified Date:
06/02/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
High Fliers Video Distribution
Classified Date:
24/10/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Classified Date:
14/06/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
'Interview with Gus Van Sant'
Classified date11/05/2004
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
injury detail
nudity
Director(s)Gus Van Sant
Production year2003
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes78m
CastAlex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson, Elias McConnell, Jordan Taylor, Carrie Finklea, Nicole George, Brittany Mountain, Alicia Miles, Kristen Hicks, Bennie Dixon, Nathan Tyson, Timothy Bottoms, Matt Malloy, Elisa E. Williams, Vana O'Brien, Larry Laverty, Jason Seitz, Sarah Bing, Elisa De La Motte
Contains strong violence and language
Classified Date:
01/12/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Contains strong violence and language
Classified Date:
11/05/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
High Fliers Video Distribution
violence
In the later stages of the film, two students go on a killing spree inside their school. Gunshots result in spurts of blood. While the violence is not very graphic, the realistic setting and the fear of the other students and teachers is impactful and upsetting.
threat and horror
There is a strong sense of threat as students and teachers are stalked through their school by the two armed pupils and as students plead for their lives. The real world nature of the threat, and its relation to real school shootings, makes it particularly upsetting.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch' and 'shit'.
sex
In one scene, two students share a shower together and kiss. There is no strong detail of nudity. There are also some mild verbal references to sex.
discrimination
There is some newsreel footage showing the rise to power of the Nazis, with a focus on swastikas and salutes.
drugs
There is sight of characters smoking what appear to be joints of marijuana.
injury detail
Blood spurts are shown when characters are shot and there is sight of blood on bodies and floors.
nudity
There is some non sexual buttock nudity when a character showers.
Classified Date:
06/02/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
High Fliers Video Distribution
Classified Date:
24/10/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Classified Date:
14/06/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
'Interview with Gus Van Sant'
Classified date11/05/2004
LanguageEnglish
