Ish
strong language
Director(s)Imran Perretta
Production year2025
Release date31/07/2026
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes87m
CastZubin Varla, Sagar Arya, Sudha Bhuchar, Stuart Whelan, Stefan Mihalache
Ish
strong language
A distressing encounter with police leads to a painful rift between a pair of teenage best friends in Luton in this comi ...
A distressing encounter with police leads to a painful rift between a pair of teenage best friends in Luton in this coming-of-age drama.
violence
threat and horror
language
discrimination
dangerous behaviour
theme
sex
drugs
strong language
Classified Date:
15/06/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
British Film Institute
violence
A boy is repeatedly shoved to the ground during a fight, leaving his lip bloodied. Short sequences of animated video game violence include kicks and explosive knockout blows. A radio news report about a bombing of a food market includes the sound of an explosion and crying.
threat and horror
An intense scene shows a pair of young teens being suddenly accosted and chased by police officers. Other scenes show characters behaving in an aggressive and intimidating manner.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘dickhead’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’ and ‘piss’.
discrimination
British Muslim characters are surveilled, stopped and searched by white police officers during scenes of implied racial profiling.
dangerous behaviour
A group of boys steal fireworks and set them off in a wooded area, resulting in their arrests.
theme
Mild scenes portray a family’s grief for a deceased loved one, and a boy’s loneliness after his close friendship falls apart.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language
Classified Date:
09/07/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
A boy is repeatedly shoved to the ground during a fight, leaving his lip bloodied. Short sequences of animated video game violence include kicks and explosive knockout blows. A radio news report about a bombing of a food market includes the sound of an explosion and crying.
threat and horror
An intense scene shows a pair of young teens being suddenly accosted and chased by police officers. Other scenes show characters behaving in an aggressive and intimidating manner.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘dickhead’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’ and ‘piss’.
discrimination
British Muslim characters are surveilled, stopped and searched by white police officers during scenes of implied racial profiling.
dangerous behaviour
A group of boys steal fireworks and set them off in a wooded area, resulting in their arrests.
theme
Mild scenes portray a family’s grief for a deceased loved one, and a boy’s loneliness after his close friendship falls apart.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
30/06/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
British Film Institute
Classified date15/06/2026
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
discrimination
dangerous behaviour
theme
sex
drugs
Director(s)Imran Perretta
Production year2025
Release date31/07/2026
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes87m
CastZubin Varla, Sagar Arya, Sudha Bhuchar, Stuart Whelan, Stefan Mihalache
strong language
Classified Date:
15/06/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
British Film Institute
violence
A boy is repeatedly shoved to the ground during a fight, leaving his lip bloodied. Short sequences of animated video game violence include kicks and explosive knockout blows. A radio news report about a bombing of a food market includes the sound of an explosion and crying.
threat and horror
An intense scene shows a pair of young teens being suddenly accosted and chased by police officers. Other scenes show characters behaving in an aggressive and intimidating manner.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘dickhead’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’ and ‘piss’.
discrimination
British Muslim characters are surveilled, stopped and searched by white police officers during scenes of implied racial profiling.
dangerous behaviour
A group of boys steal fireworks and set them off in a wooded area, resulting in their arrests.
theme
Mild scenes portray a family’s grief for a deceased loved one, and a boy’s loneliness after his close friendship falls apart.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language
Classified Date:
09/07/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
A boy is repeatedly shoved to the ground during a fight, leaving his lip bloodied. Short sequences of animated video game violence include kicks and explosive knockout blows. A radio news report about a bombing of a food market includes the sound of an explosion and crying.
threat and horror
An intense scene shows a pair of young teens being suddenly accosted and chased by police officers. Other scenes show characters behaving in an aggressive and intimidating manner.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘dickhead’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’ and ‘piss’.
discrimination
British Muslim characters are surveilled, stopped and searched by white police officers during scenes of implied racial profiling.
dangerous behaviour
A group of boys steal fireworks and set them off in a wooded area, resulting in their arrests.
theme
Mild scenes portray a family’s grief for a deceased loved one, and a boy’s loneliness after his close friendship falls apart.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
30/06/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
British Film Institute
Classified date15/06/2026
LanguageEnglish
