• Director(s)

    Joshua Caldwell

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    117m

  • Cast

    Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld

Film

Mending The Line

strong language, violence

MENDING THE LINE is a US drama in which a Vietnam war veteran reluctantly teaches a wounded Marine how to fly fish at a rehabilitation centre in Montana.

MENDING THE LINE is a US drama in which a Vietnam war veteran reluctantly teaches a wounded Marine how to fly fish at a rehabilitation centre in Montana.

violence
A man experiences frightening nightmares in which his fellow soldiers are shot in the head, however, these scenes are stylised and lack any bloody injury detail.
language
Occasional strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as use of the middle finger gesture and milder terms such as 'bitch', 'bullshit', 'crap', 'pissed', 'shit', 'ass', 'damn', 'butt', 'screw up', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'God'.
additional issues
There are visual and verbal references to emotional trauma and physical injuries resulting from military service. The protagonist experiences symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and struggles with alcohol dependency. Characters are shown receiving mental health support through group therapy sessions. References are also made to death and bereavement as characters grieve the loss of loved ones. In a dimly lit scene, a character appears to attempt suicide, however, they quickly change their mind. There are also infrequent suicide references. Undetailed references are made to a fictional book character becoming impotent following a war injury. There is sight of scar tissue on a man's leg within a medical context. There is a bloody cut on a man's forehead after an off-screen fall.
  • Director(s)

    Joshua Caldwell

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    117m

  • Cast

    Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld

strong language, violence
Classified Date:
26/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
SPHE VOD
violence
A man experiences frightening nightmares in which his fellow soldiers are shot in the head, however, these scenes are stylised and lack any bloody injury detail.
language
Occasional strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as use of the middle finger gesture and milder terms such as 'bitch', 'bullshit', 'crap', 'pissed', 'shit', 'ass', 'damn', 'butt', 'screw up', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'God'.
additional issues
There are visual and verbal references to emotional trauma and physical injuries resulting from military service. The protagonist experiences symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and struggles with alcohol dependency. Characters are shown receiving mental health support through group therapy sessions. References are also made to death and bereavement as characters grieve the loss of loved ones. In a dimly lit scene, a character appears to attempt suicide, however, they quickly change their mind. There are also infrequent suicide references. Undetailed references are made to a fictional book character becoming impotent following a war injury. There is sight of scar tissue on a man's leg within a medical context. There is a bloody cut on a man's forehead after an off-screen fall.
  • Classified date

    26/09/2023

  • Language

    English