• Director(s)

    Alessandra Celesia

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    30/05/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    116m

  • Cast

    Jolene Burns, Joe McNally, Sean Parker

Film

The Flats

strong language

This documentary follows a group of Belfast neighbours as they reenact their memories of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and delve into the impact of their past experiences.…

This documentary follows a group of Belfast neighbours as they reenact their memories of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and delve into the impact of their past experiences.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

discrimination

drugs

suicide and self-harm

injury detail

disturbing images

  • Director(s)

    Alessandra Celesia

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    30/05/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    116m

  • Cast

    Jolene Burns, Joe McNally, Sean Parker

strong language
Classified Date:
24/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dumbworld
violence
Real historical footage is seen of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and references are made to the shootings and bombings of civilians. A woman describes how a man kicked and beat a dog. Two women share their experiences of domestic abuse at the hands of their partners and describe the severe injuries inflicted on them; one references how this abuse resulted in her shooting her husband.
threat and horror
There is footage of real confrontations between armed soldiers and civilians in Northern Ireland. Teenagers throw bottles and rocks at the army and start fires.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'dick', 'wanker', 'bloody', 'shit', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
References are made to the sectarian conflict of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
drugs
Detailed references are made to drug misuse, dealing and addiction, including sight of heroin needles.
suicide and self-harm
A man goes on a hunger strike to protest about local drug dealers supplying crack and heroin to children; he receives medical warnings about the dangers of this behaviour. References are made to Bobby Sands, who died as a result of going on a hunger strike.
injury detail
A woman uses makeup to illustrate the bruising inflicted on her by her abusive partner.
disturbing images
In historical footage, the real dead body of a man who died after a hunger strike is briefly seen in a coffin at his funeral.
theme
Upsetting and emotional moments occur as a man recalls seeing the murders of his uncle as a child and describes how these experiences have impacted the rest of his life. Family members care for a woman who is severely disabled as a result of her drug addiction. References are made to mental health struggles and trauma.

  • Classified date

    24/05/2025

  • Language

    English