Fight Like a Girl
sexual violence, drug misuse
Director(s)Matthew Leutwyler
Production year2025
Release date23/05/2026
Genre(s)Drama, Sport
Approx. running minutes120m
CastAma Qamata, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Malaika Uwamahoro, Bahali Ruth, Clarck Ntambwe, Arthur Nkusi, Kennedy Jones Mazimpaka, Charline Kabuo Chabusiku, Balezi Bagunda, Jerry Kabango
Fight Like a Girl
sexual violence, drug misuse
After escaping enslavement, a young Congolese woman is offered the chance to pursue a boxing career in this drama based ...
After escaping enslavement, a young Congolese woman is offered the chance to pursue a boxing career in this drama based on a true story.
violence
threat and horror
language
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
sex
discrimination
sexual violence, drug misuse
Classified Date:
18/04/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Underground Slate
violence
A woman carrying an infant is attacked and beaten by armed men; the men then drown her baby offscreen. A man attempts to strangle a woman, and another person is knocked unconscious by a blow with the butt of a gun. Sustained boxing scenes include heavy punches and occasional bloody detail.
threat and horror
Flashbacks depict armed men raiding a village, firing guns and kidnapping adults and children. Scenes show enslaved people being forced to work in a mine under dangerous conditions; it is implied that a child is killed when part of the ground collapses.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bitch’, ‘whore’, ‘dick’ and ‘shit’.
drugs
People are seen inhaling an unidentified substance from bottles at a homeless encampment.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are two visually discreet scene of rape. In another scene, a man grabs a young woman while sexually threatening her, but she manages to fight him off. There are also occasional non-graphic verbal references to sexual violence.
suicide and self-harm
There is brief sight of the undetailed dead body of a person who is implied to have died from suicide after her child was murdered.
violence
threat and horror
language
drugs
sexual violence and sexual threat
suicide and self-harm
sex
discrimination
Director(s)Matthew Leutwyler
Production year2025
Release date23/05/2026
Genre(s)Drama, Sport
Approx. running minutes120m
CastAma Qamata, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Malaika Uwamahoro, Bahali Ruth, Clarck Ntambwe, Arthur Nkusi, Kennedy Jones Mazimpaka, Charline Kabuo Chabusiku, Balezi Bagunda, Jerry Kabango
sexual violence, drug misuse
Classified Date:
18/04/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Underground Slate
violence
A woman carrying an infant is attacked and beaten by armed men; the men then drown her baby offscreen. A man attempts to strangle a woman, and another person is knocked unconscious by a blow with the butt of a gun. Sustained boxing scenes include heavy punches and occasional bloody detail.
threat and horror
Flashbacks depict armed men raiding a village, firing guns and kidnapping adults and children. Scenes show enslaved people being forced to work in a mine under dangerous conditions; it is implied that a child is killed when part of the ground collapses.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bitch’, ‘whore’, ‘dick’ and ‘shit’.
drugs
People are seen inhaling an unidentified substance from bottles at a homeless encampment.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are two visually discreet scene of rape. In another scene, a man grabs a young woman while sexually threatening her, but she manages to fight him off. There are also occasional non-graphic verbal references to sexual violence.
suicide and self-harm
There is brief sight of the undetailed dead body of a person who is implied to have died from suicide after her child was murdered.
