• Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    18/05/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Performance

  • Approx. running minutes

    159m

  • Cast

    David Harewood, Zachary Quinto

Film

National Theatre Live: Best Of Enemies

very strong language

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: BEST OF ENEMIES is a recording of a stage play about the 1968 live televised debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr., during a time of political and social upheaval in the US.…

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: BEST OF ENEMIES is a recording of a stage play about the 1968 live televised debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr., during a time of political and social upheaval in the US.

language
There is infrequent strong language ('c**t'), and occasional uses of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'). Milder bad language includes uses of 'prick', 'shit', 'ass', 'son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'piss', 'screw', 'freaking', 'Jesus', 'God', 'damn', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
additional issues
There are references to historical and contemporary racism, as well as demonstrations of racist attitudes. Racial terms, such as 'negro' and 'coloured', are used by both Black and white figures in the context of the times in which the events of the drama took place. A man refers to someone as a "Jew son of a bitch". There are also references to homophobia, with the use of terms such as 'queer' and 'fags'; a man demonstrates homophobic attitudes by making a limp wrist gesture when talking about a gay man. Discrimination of any type is not endorsed by the work as a whole. There are moderate sex references, including comments about sodomy, sex toys and pornography. There are references to violence and the assassinations of historical figures. There is also documentary footage of political protests, as well as stylised dramatised depictions of riots being quelled and people being shot. There is a brief image of a man's face which is covered in blood.

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    18/05/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Performance

  • Approx. running minutes

    159m

  • Cast

    David Harewood, Zachary Quinto

very strong language
Classified Date:
08/05/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
language
There is infrequent strong language ('c**t'), and occasional uses of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'). Milder bad language includes uses of 'prick', 'shit', 'ass', 'son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'piss', 'screw', 'freaking', 'Jesus', 'God', 'damn', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
additional issues
There are references to historical and contemporary racism, as well as demonstrations of racist attitudes. Racial terms, such as 'negro' and 'coloured', are used by both Black and white figures in the context of the times in which the events of the drama took place. A man refers to someone as a "Jew son of a bitch". There are also references to homophobia, with the use of terms such as 'queer' and 'fags'; a man demonstrates homophobic attitudes by making a limp wrist gesture when talking about a gay man. Discrimination of any type is not endorsed by the work as a whole. There are moderate sex references, including comments about sodomy, sex toys and pornography. There are references to violence and the assassinations of historical figures. There is also documentary footage of political protests, as well as stylised dramatised depictions of riots being quelled and people being shot. There is a brief image of a man's face which is covered in blood.
Classified Date:
21/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre

  • Classified date

    08/05/2023

  • Language

    English