La Captive
strong sex, nudity, domestic abuse
Director(s)Chantal Akerman
Production year2000
Release date07/02/2025
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes118m
CastStanislas Merhar, Sylvie Testud, Olivia Bonamy
La Captive
strong sex, nudity, domestic abuse
This unsettling French-language drama in which an insecure man has an obsessional relationship with a woman explores the ...
This unsettling French-language drama in which an insecure man has an obsessional relationship with a woman explores themes of power, control and desire. It contains fetishistic sexual activity and abusive behaviour.
violence
threat and horror
sex
discrimination
suicide and self-harm
nudity
dangerous behaviour
language
strong sex, nudity, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
04/12/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
British Film Institute
violence
A character displays controlling behaviour throughout his relationship with his female partner.
threat and horror
There are prolonged scenes in which an obsessed man stalks a woman.
sex
A clothed man thrusts against his clothed female partner whilst she feigns sleep. One of these scenes contains brief sexualised nudity. A man procures the services of a sex worker; however, he does not have sex with her. There are also verbal sex references.
discrimination
There is a brief indirect discriminatory reference ('gypsy'). However, discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.
suicide and self-harm
In a sequence featuring limited detail, it is implied that a person takes their own life.
nudity
A sexually aroused man reaches towards a screen as his naked female partner steps out of a bath.
dangerous behaviour
A couple kiss whilst in a moving vehicle, and the car briefly swerves across the road.
Contains moderate sex
Classified Date:
29/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified Date:
06/11/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified Date:
25/04/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified date04/12/2024
LanguageFrench
violence
threat and horror
sex
discrimination
suicide and self-harm
nudity
dangerous behaviour
language
Director(s)Chantal Akerman
Production year2000
Release date07/02/2025
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes118m
CastStanislas Merhar, Sylvie Testud, Olivia Bonamy
strong sex, nudity, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
04/12/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
British Film Institute
violence
A character displays controlling behaviour throughout his relationship with his female partner.
threat and horror
There are prolonged scenes in which an obsessed man stalks a woman.
sex
A clothed man thrusts against his clothed female partner whilst she feigns sleep. One of these scenes contains brief sexualised nudity. A man procures the services of a sex worker; however, he does not have sex with her. There are also verbal sex references.
discrimination
There is a brief indirect discriminatory reference ('gypsy'). However, discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.
suicide and self-harm
In a sequence featuring limited detail, it is implied that a person takes their own life.
nudity
A sexually aroused man reaches towards a screen as his naked female partner steps out of a bath.
dangerous behaviour
A couple kiss whilst in a moving vehicle, and the car briefly swerves across the road.
Contains moderate sex
Classified Date:
29/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified Date:
06/11/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified Date:
25/04/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified date04/12/2024
LanguageFrench
