• Director(s)

    Eleanor Coppola, Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper

  • Production Year

    1991

  • Release date

    04/07/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    96m

  • Cast

    Eleanor Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Duvall

Film

Hearts Of Darkness

strong bloody violence, injury detail, language, drug misuse

This documentary is about the making of the film Apocalypse Now, which is set during the Vietnam War.…

This documentary is about the making of the film Apocalypse Now, which is set during the Vietnam War.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

injury detail

nudity

disturbing images

  • Director(s)

    Eleanor Coppola, Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper

  • Production Year

    1991

  • Release date

    04/07/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    96m

  • Cast

    Eleanor Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Duvall

strong bloody violence, injury detail, language, drug misuse
Classified Date:
07/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
There are massacres that include gunfire, explosions, and severed heads, skulls and bones staged for the film being made or seen in film clips. Another clip from the film depicts a man attacking another man with a machete, though this takes place largely in silhouette. There is also footage from the Vietnam War showing buildings on fire and civilians and soldiers in distress.
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker', 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'screwing', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'asshole', 'piss', 'Christ', 'goddamn' and 'hell'.
sex
There are brief sexual references. In a clip from the film being shot, women dance in a sexualised style as part of a stage show.
discrimination
There is use of discriminatory terms including 'dink' and 'gook' in clips from the film being made.
drugs
There are references to the misuse of drugs including cannabis, LSD and speed.
injury detail
Blood is seen on an actor's face, torso and hand after he cuts himself punching a mirror while filming a scene. Bloody make-up is seen on actors playing dead bodies for the film.
nudity
There is brief sight of a topless woman in a glamour photograph, with breast nudity. In a clip from the film being made, there is natural nudity as a man is dragged from his bed by two other men, with brief sight of his buttocks and genitals.
disturbing images
There is a scene in which a caribou is killed using a machete. While the killing is real, the blow kills the animal immediately by severing its spinal cord. There are also depictions of pigs being stabbed and references to chickens being killed, all as part of ritual practices. A stuntman is seen with fire on his clothes as preparation for a stunt.
dangerous behaviour
Filming a scene while drunk, an actor punches a mirror, cutting his hand.
theme
There is a theme of people experiencing pressure while making a film under difficult conditions on location, including an actor recounting his experience of having a heart attack.
alcohol and smoking
An actor recounts how he had been drinking alcohol before filming a scene and was intoxicated during the shooting. There are shots of people smoking cigarettes, cigars and pipes.
Classified Date:
10/12/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Blue Dolphin Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
21/09/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)
Classified Date:
29/07/1992
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Tartan Video Ltd
Classified Date:
20/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal

  • Classified date

    07/05/2025

  • Language

    English