God's Creatures
strong language, sexual violence references, domestic abuse
Director(s)Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes101m
CastSeán T. Ó Meallaigh, Brendan McCormack, Emily Watson, Steve Gunn, Marion O'Dwyer, Aisling Franciosi, Leah Minto, John Burke, Lalor Roddy, Toni O'Rourke, Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer, Shane Crowley, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly, Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, Chayse Irvin, Jeanne Applegate, Julia Bloch, Shaheen Baig, Inbal Weinberg
God's Creatures
strong language, sexual violence references, domestic abuse
A woman struggles with her conscience after giving a false alibi to protect her son who returns home to their close-knit ...
A woman struggles with her conscience after giving a false alibi to protect her son who returns home to their close-knit fishing village following a long period abroad. This Irish drama is dark, sombre and psychological.
violence
threat and horror
language
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
theme
sex
discrimination
strong language, sexual violence references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
14/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
violence
There are verbal allusions to past domestic abuse, as well as a sequence in which a man grabs his wife by the arm in a threatening manner.
Other moments include a man punching his father during a physical altercation, however, this is limited in detail. An elderly man with dementia slaps his daughter across the face.
There is also a scene of moderate violence in which a woman spits in an unsympathetic character's face.
threat and horror
A character briefly struggles against the rising tide and drowns. There is also an ominous, stylised sequence which alludes to a character drowning.
language
Strong language occurs ('f**k'), as well as implied strong language ('feck') and other terms including ‘bitch’, 'wanker', ‘piss’, ‘dick’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘bollocks’, 'arse', 'shit', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and ‘hell’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A character is accused of sexual assault and does not face immediate negative consequences for his actions. It is the victim who is ostracised by male members of her community.
injury detail
A dead body is retrieved from the water in the aftermath of a drowning incident.
theme
There are scenes of emotional upset, including people grieving over the deaths of loved ones. The theme of bereavement is handled in a frank, but sensitive manner. References to illness also occur.
strong language, sexual violence references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
15/05/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
There are verbal allusions to past domestic abuse, as well as a sequence in which a man grabs his wife by the arm in a threatening manner. Other moments include a man punching his father during a physical altercation, however, this is limited in detail. An elderly man with dementia slaps his daughter across the face. There is also a scene of moderate violence in which a woman spits in an unsympathetic character's face.
threat and horror
A character briefly struggles against the rising tide and drowns. There is also an ominous, stylised sequence which alludes to a character drowning.
language
Strong language occurs ('f**k'), as well as implied strong language ('feck') and other terms including ‘bitch’, 'wanker', ‘piss’, ‘dick’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘bollocks’, 'arse', 'shit', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and ‘hell’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A character is accused of sexual assault and does not face immediate negative consequences for his actions. It is the victim who is ostracised by male members of her community.
injury detail
A dead body is retrieved from the water in the aftermath of a drowning incident.
theme
There are scenes of emotional upset, including people grieving over the deaths of loved ones. The theme of bereavement is handled in a frank, but sensitive manner. References to illness also occur.
Classified Date:
10/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
Classified date15/05/2023
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sexual violence and sexual threat
injury detail
theme
sex
discrimination
Director(s)Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes101m
CastSeán T. Ó Meallaigh, Brendan McCormack, Emily Watson, Steve Gunn, Marion O'Dwyer, Aisling Franciosi, Leah Minto, John Burke, Lalor Roddy, Toni O'Rourke, Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer, Shane Crowley, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly, Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, Chayse Irvin, Jeanne Applegate, Julia Bloch, Shaheen Baig, Inbal Weinberg
strong language, sexual violence references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
14/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
violence
There are verbal allusions to past domestic abuse, as well as a sequence in which a man grabs his wife by the arm in a threatening manner.
Other moments include a man punching his father during a physical altercation, however, this is limited in detail. An elderly man with dementia slaps his daughter across the face.
There is also a scene of moderate violence in which a woman spits in an unsympathetic character's face.
threat and horror
A character briefly struggles against the rising tide and drowns. There is also an ominous, stylised sequence which alludes to a character drowning.
language
Strong language occurs ('f**k'), as well as implied strong language ('feck') and other terms including ‘bitch’, 'wanker', ‘piss’, ‘dick’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘bollocks’, 'arse', 'shit', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and ‘hell’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A character is accused of sexual assault and does not face immediate negative consequences for his actions. It is the victim who is ostracised by male members of her community.
injury detail
A dead body is retrieved from the water in the aftermath of a drowning incident.
theme
There are scenes of emotional upset, including people grieving over the deaths of loved ones. The theme of bereavement is handled in a frank, but sensitive manner. References to illness also occur.
strong language, sexual violence references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
15/05/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
There are verbal allusions to past domestic abuse, as well as a sequence in which a man grabs his wife by the arm in a threatening manner. Other moments include a man punching his father during a physical altercation, however, this is limited in detail. An elderly man with dementia slaps his daughter across the face. There is also a scene of moderate violence in which a woman spits in an unsympathetic character's face.
threat and horror
A character briefly struggles against the rising tide and drowns. There is also an ominous, stylised sequence which alludes to a character drowning.
language
Strong language occurs ('f**k'), as well as implied strong language ('feck') and other terms including ‘bitch’, 'wanker', ‘piss’, ‘dick’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘bollocks’, 'arse', 'shit', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and ‘hell’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A character is accused of sexual assault and does not face immediate negative consequences for his actions. It is the victim who is ostracised by male members of her community.
injury detail
A dead body is retrieved from the water in the aftermath of a drowning incident.
theme
There are scenes of emotional upset, including people grieving over the deaths of loved ones. The theme of bereavement is handled in a frank, but sensitive manner. References to illness also occur.
Classified Date:
10/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
BFI Films
Classified date15/05/2023
LanguageEnglish