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, Liliane Rovère, Françoise Bertin, Aurore Clément, Vanessa Larré, Samuel Tasinaje, Jean Borodine, Anna Mouglalis, Chantal Akerman, Chantal Akerman, Eric De Kuyper, Marcel Proust, Paulo Branco, Sabine Lancelin, Claire Atherton, Richard Rousseau, Christian Marti
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, Liliane Rovère, Françoise Bertin, Aurore Clément, Vanessa Larré, Samuel Tasinaje, Jean Borodine, Anna Mouglalis, Chantal Akerman, Chantal Akerman, Eric De Kuyper, Marcel Proust, Paulo Branco, Sabine Lancelin, Claire Atherton, Richard Rousseau, Christian Marti
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
