Placebo: This Search For Meaning
strong language
Director(s)Oscar Sansom
Production year2024
Release date11/10/2024
Genre(s)Documentary, Music
Approx. running minutes88m
CastShirley Manson, Robbie Williams, Joe Talbot
Placebo: This Search For Meaning
strong language
Band members and celebrity fans explore the career and impact of rock band Placebo, including their music, their defianc ...
Band members and celebrity fans explore the career and impact of rock band Placebo, including their music, their defiance in the face of discrimination and their past struggles with substance abuse.
violence
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
injury detail
alcohol and smoking
threat and horror
strong language
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Abramorama
violence
There are references to band members receiving death threats.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), along with milder terms including 'wanker', 'shit', 'piss' and 'bloody'.
sex
There are occasional sex references, including sexualised use of the word 'f**k'.
discrimination
References are made to homophobia and transphobia, with illustrative clips of discriminatory attitudes in the 1990s and reclaimed use of the terms 'homo' and 'nancy boy'. Discrimination is clearly condemned.
drugs
Interviewees discuss their personal struggles with drug and alcohol abuse, including the initial appeal of substance abuse as well as the negative effects on themselves and those around them. The work as a whole clearly condemns substance abuse.
injury detail
A brief image from a music video appears to show a bloodied body.
alcohol and smoking
People drink and smoke, and there is discussion of alcoholism.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
violence
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
injury detail
alcohol and smoking
threat and horror
Director(s)Oscar Sansom
Production year2024
Release date11/10/2024
Genre(s)Documentary, Music
Approx. running minutes88m
CastShirley Manson, Robbie Williams, Joe Talbot
strong language
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Abramorama
violence
There are references to band members receiving death threats.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), along with milder terms including 'wanker', 'shit', 'piss' and 'bloody'.
sex
There are occasional sex references, including sexualised use of the word 'f**k'.
discrimination
References are made to homophobia and transphobia, with illustrative clips of discriminatory attitudes in the 1990s and reclaimed use of the terms 'homo' and 'nancy boy'. Discrimination is clearly condemned.
drugs
Interviewees discuss their personal struggles with drug and alcohol abuse, including the initial appeal of substance abuse as well as the negative effects on themselves and those around them. The work as a whole clearly condemns substance abuse.
injury detail
A brief image from a music video appears to show a bloodied body.
alcohol and smoking
People drink and smoke, and there is discussion of alcoholism.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
