Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

language

There is frequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’, ‘c**ksucker’), as well as milder terms such as 'whore', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'bitch', 'son of a bitch, 'crap', 'ass', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.

discrimination

There are photographs and archive footage of real violence directed at African-Americans which reflects the historical racial attitudes of the time. In one sequence of photographs, a black man is accosted by an angry mob of white protestors, one of whom kicks him. Racist language includes frequent use of terms such as 'n****r' in archive audio recordings. Other terms, such as 'negro' and 'coloured', are spoken in the historical context of a time when such language was used by both black and white communities.

additional issues: There are infrequent drug references including those which discuss Louis Armstrong's marijuana misuse. Moderate visual and verbal references are made to prostitution within a historical context. Scenes also include a brief, undetailed reference to domestic abuse, as well as an image of a real dead body.

strong language, racism

Classified Date:

25/10/2022

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Dogwoof

language

There is frequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’, ‘c**ksucker’), as well as milder terms such as 'whore', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'bitch', 'son of a bitch, 'crap', 'ass', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.

discrimination

There are photographs and archive footage of real violence directed at African-Americans which reflects the historical racial attitudes of the time. In one sequence of photographs, a black man is accosted by an angry mob of white protestors, one of whom kicks him. Racist language includes frequent use of terms such as 'n****r' in archive audio recordings. Other terms, such as 'negro' and 'coloured', are spoken in the historical context of a time when such language was used by both black and white communities.

additional issues: There are infrequent drug references including those which discuss Louis Armstrong's marijuana misuse. Moderate visual and verbal references are made to prostitution within a historical context. Scenes also include a brief, undetailed reference to domestic abuse, as well as an image of a real dead body.

strong language, racism

Classified Date:

30/01/2023

Version:

2D

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Apple

language

There is frequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’, ‘c**ksucker’), as well as milder terms such as 'whore', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'bitch', 'son of a bitch, 'crap', 'ass', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.

discrimination

There are photographs and archive footage of real violence directed at African-Americans which reflects the historical racial attitudes of the time. In one sequence of photographs, a black man is accosted by an angry mob of white protestors, one of whom kicks him. Racist language includes frequent use of terms such as 'n****r' in archive audio recordings. Other terms, such as 'negro' and 'coloured', are spoken in the historical context of a time when such language was used by both black and white communities.

additional issues: There are infrequent drug references including those which discuss Louis Armstrong's marijuana misuse. Moderate visual and verbal references are made to prostitution within a historical context. Scenes also include a brief, undetailed reference to domestic abuse, as well as an image of a real dead body.

Classified date

30/01/2023
Language

English

Director(s)

Sacha Jenkins

Production Year

2022

Genre(s)

Documentary

Approx. running minutes

106m

Cast

Louis Armstrong