Hearts Of Darkness

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.

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'.

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.

There is use of discriminatory terms including 'dink' and 'gook' in clips from the film being made.

There are references to the misuse of drugs including cannabis, LSD and speed.

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.

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.

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.

Filming a scene while drunk, an actor punches a mirror, cutting his hand.

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.

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.