• Director(s)

    Arabella Burfitt-Dons

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    10/02/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    95m

  • Cast

    Elizabeth Berrington, Stephanie Beacham, Kierston Wareing

Film

Grey Matter

infrequent strong language, references to mental health

A 17-year-old takes on the role of carer to her nan who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in this heartfelt British drama, which handles illness and teen mental health with sensitivity and humour.…

A 17-year-old takes on the role of carer to her nan who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in this heartfelt British drama, which handles illness and teen mental health with sensitivity and humour.

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language

drugs

rude humour

theme

violence

threat and horror

sex

discrimination

  • Director(s)

    Arabella Burfitt-Dons

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    10/02/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    95m

  • Cast

    Elizabeth Berrington, Stephanie Beacham, Kierston Wareing

infrequent strong language, references to mental health
Classified Date:
01/02/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
W4 Films Ltd
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'shit', 'balls', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'hell' and 'damn').
drugs
A teenage girl jokes to her mum that she'll be doing "Loads of drugs!" when she's going to meet a friend.
rude humour
There are occasional moments of flatulence.
theme
The film follows a 17-year-old who, along with her parents, navigates the highs and lows of her grandmother's Alzheimer's. There are scenes in which the woman becomes forgetful, gets separated from her family, leaves the house during the night and is found the next day in a neighbour's garden. The effect of Chloe's grandmother's illness on her own mental health is also explored. In one sequence, we find Chloe coming to terms with the absence of her grandmother after she's been placed into a nursing home; she breaks down in her bedroom, ignores calls from friends and repeatedly strikes her own head in frustration and grief.

  • Classified date

    01/02/2024

  • Language

    English