• Director(s)

    Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    101m

  • Cast

    Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi

Film

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 fishing village following a long period abroad. This Irish drama is dark, sombre and psychological. …

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.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sexual violence and sexual threat

injury detail

theme

sex

discrimination

  • Director(s)

    Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    101m

  • Cast

    Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi

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 date

    15/05/2023

  • Language

    English