Spinners
Director(s)Jaco Bouwer
Production year2023
Genre(s)Action, Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes54m
CastCantona James, Esteban Hernandez-Sanchez, Brendon Daniels
Spinners
strong language, violence, injury detail, drug references
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
SPINNERS is a South African crime drama series; in this episode, teenager Ethan discovers the sport of 'spinning' whilst working for gang in the middle of a turf war.
violence
Shootings result in bloody detail, which are accompanied by beatings, and a scene in which a man is suffocated with a plastic bag.
language
There is use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') and milder terms ('bitch', 'dick' 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'screw', 'screw', 'hell').
drugs
There are verbal references to cocaine and drug dealing, as well as scenes of cannabis smoking.
injury detail
Dead bodies are seen in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
There is use of discriminatory language ('retard'). Scenes feature moderate gun and knife threat, and sex references. There are also upsetting scenes.
strong language, violence, threat
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
SPINNERS is a South African crime drama series; in this episode, police link a crime to Damien's crew, while Ethan avoids Hercules by spending more time with Shane.
violence
Shootings result in bloody detail, and there are scenes of hand-to-hand fighting.
threat and horror
There is a home invasion and moments of gun threat.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by racial language ('n***a') and milder terms ('bitch', 'dickhead', 'shit', 'arse', 'crap', 'tit', 'bloody', 'screw', 'Jesus', 'hell', 'damn').
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is sight of dead bodies, moments of sexual threat, and use discriminatory language. Cannabis smoking and references to drug dealing also occur.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
02/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
SPINNERS is a South African crime drama series; in this episode, Ethan goes to extreme lengths to get car parts as a murder investigation hones in on him.
violence
Strong violence includes brief scenes of bloody shootings. A man shoves another down during a brief altercation. There are undetailed verbal references to the murder of a teenage boy and to a man's past behaviour of domestic abuse.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'piss', 'arsehole', 'bastard', 'screw', 'Jesus' and 'damn'.
additional issues
A woman recounts her experiences of drug addiction, and then kicking the habit, at an addiction support group meeting. A group of teenagers are held at gunpoint. A man swallows unspecified pills out of a bottle and there are verbal references to drug dealing and drug misuse. Undetailed references are made to sexual activity.
strong language
Classified Date:
02/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
SPINNERS is a South African crime drama series; in this episode, tensions rise after the shooting while Ethan prepares for a spinning scout's visit.
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') along with milder terms which include 'shit', 'bastard', 'God', 'hell'.
additional issues
There is sight of dead bodies with blood over their clothing. A police officer intimidates a teenage suspect by holding him over the edge of a cliff; he also tortures the boy by twisting his arm. A teenager is briefly trapped in a burning car after it crashes. A criminal talks briefly about his gang trafficking drugs and women. A teenage boy and his mother have a heated row and there are references to domestic abuse. A man refers to himself using the dated discriminatory term 'coloured'. A man receives chemotherapy treatment in hospital and later vomits.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
SPINNERS is a South African crime drama series; in this episode, Ethan is invited to compete in a prestigious event.
violence
A man is shot, causing blood to briefly spurt. In another scene, a person repeatedly punches a victim in the face making him bloody.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms (‘shit’, ‘ass’, 'piss', 'bullshit', 'hell').
additional issues
There is dangerous behaviour, in scenes which see people performing stunts with cars. People are threatened with guns, and two men are in danger when they are trapped in a vehicle which is set on fire. A man references his former drug misuse which led to an overdose, however no drug is mentioned by name.
strong threat, language, violence
Classified Date:
02/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
SPINNERS is a South African crime drama series; in this episode, Amber contemplates getting back in the driver's seat.
violence
A man is shot in the head, causing blood to spurt. Another person is punched repeatedly and strangled.
threat and horror
Sustained sequences see people, including children, threatened with guns pressed to their heads.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms ('bitch', ‘shit’, ‘ass’, 'bullshit', 'balls', 'Jesus').
additional issues
Dead bodies are seen with wounds, and there is sight of blood in the aftermath of violence. There is brief joint smoking. Two people perform a dangerous stunt with a car.
strong language
Classified Date:
02/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
SPINNERS is a South African crime drama series; in this episode, Ethan tries to keep his family safe.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms, such as ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to people misusing and dealing drugs. Scenes feature gun threat and violence. A dead body is seen, with a pool of blood around the head. Family members grieve a loved one who has died. People smoke cigarettes. References are made to illnesses including cancer.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
02/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
SPINNERS is a South African crime drama series; in this episode, Damien attempts to make a deal.
violence
People shoot one another with guns resulting in blood spurts. Scenes also include crunchy combat involving leg breaks and body blows.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) and milder terms, including 'dick', ‘bullshit’, 'arse', 'shit', 'Jesus', and ‘hell’.
additional issues
People are seen with blood on their bodies and clothes as a result of violence. A group are tied up and threatened by spreading fire. There is brief dangerous behaviour when a person is seen hanging out of the window of a car.
Classified date02/10/2024
LanguageEnglish
violence
A man is shot in the head, causing blood to spurt. Another person is punched repeatedly and strangled.
threat and horror
Sustained sequences see people, including children, threatened with guns pressed to their heads.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms ('bitch', ‘shit’, ‘ass’, 'bullshit', 'balls', 'Jesus').
additional issues
Dead bodies are seen with wounds, and there is sight of blood in the aftermath of violence. There is brief joint smoking. Two people perform a dangerous stunt with a car.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot, causing blood to briefly spurt. In another scene, a person repeatedly punches a victim in the face making him bloody.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms (‘shit’, ‘ass’, 'piss', 'bullshit', 'hell').
additional issues
There is dangerous behaviour, in scenes which see people performing stunts with cars. People are threatened with guns, and two men are in danger when they are trapped in a vehicle which is set on fire. A man references his former drug misuse which led to an overdose, however no drug is mentioned by name.
strong language, violence, threat
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Shootings result in bloody detail, and there are scenes of hand-to-hand fighting.
threat and horror
There is a home invasion and moments of gun threat.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by racial language ('n***a') and milder terms ('bitch', 'dickhead', 'shit', 'arse', 'crap', 'tit', 'bloody', 'screw', 'Jesus', 'hell', 'damn').
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is sight of dead bodies, moments of sexual threat, and use discriminatory language. Cannabis smoking and references to drug dealing also occur.
strong language, violence, injury detail, drug references
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Shootings result in bloody detail, which are accompanied by beatings, and a scene in which a man is suffocated with a plastic bag.
language
There is use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') and milder terms ('bitch', 'dick' 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'screw', 'screw', 'hell').
drugs
There are verbal references to cocaine and drug dealing, as well as scenes of cannabis smoking.
injury detail
Dead bodies are seen in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
There is use of discriminatory language ('retard'). Scenes feature moderate gun and knife threat, and sex references. There are also upsetting scenes.
strong language
Classified Date:
02/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker') along with milder terms which include 'shit', 'bastard', 'God', 'hell'.
additional issues
There is sight of dead bodies with blood over their clothing. A police officer intimidates a teenage suspect by holding him over the edge of a cliff; he also tortures the boy by twisting his arm. A teenager is briefly trapped in a burning car after it crashes. A criminal talks briefly about his gang trafficking drugs and women. A teenage boy and his mother have a heated row and there are references to domestic abuse. A man refers to himself using the dated discriminatory term 'coloured'. A man receives chemotherapy treatment in hospital and later vomits.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
02/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Strong violence includes brief scenes of bloody shootings. A man shoves another down during a brief altercation. There are undetailed verbal references to the murder of a teenage boy and to a man's past behaviour of domestic abuse.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'piss', 'arsehole', 'bastard', 'screw', 'Jesus' and 'damn'.
additional issues
A woman recounts her experiences of drug addiction, and then kicking the habit, at an addiction support group meeting. A group of teenagers are held at gunpoint. A man swallows unspecified pills out of a bottle and there are verbal references to drug dealing and drug misuse. Undetailed references are made to sexual activity.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
02/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
People shoot one another with guns resulting in blood spurts. Scenes also include crunchy combat involving leg breaks and body blows.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) and milder terms, including 'dick', ‘bullshit’, 'arse', 'shit', 'Jesus', and ‘hell’.
additional issues
People are seen with blood on their bodies and clothes as a result of violence. A group are tied up and threatened by spreading fire. There is brief dangerous behaviour when a person is seen hanging out of the window of a car.
strong language
Classified Date:
02/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’) as well as milder terms, such as ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to people misusing and dealing drugs. Scenes feature gun threat and violence. A dead body is seen, with a pool of blood around the head. Family members grieve a loved one who has died. People smoke cigarettes. References are made to illnesses including cancer.
strong threat, language, violence
Classified Date:
02/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot in the head, causing blood to spurt. Another person is punched repeatedly and strangled.
threat and horror
Sustained sequences see people, including children, threatened with guns pressed to their heads.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’, 'motherf**ker') as well as milder terms ('bitch', ‘shit’, ‘ass’, 'bullshit', 'balls', 'Jesus').
additional issues
Dead bodies are seen with wounds, and there is sight of blood in the aftermath of violence. There is brief joint smoking. Two people perform a dangerous stunt with a car.
Director(s)Jaco Bouwer
Production year2023
Genre(s)Action, Crime, Drama
Approx. running minutes54m
CastCantona James, Esteban Hernandez-Sanchez, Brendon Daniels
Classified date02/10/2024
LanguageEnglish
