The King Of Warsaw
Director(s)Jan P. Matuszynski
Production year2020
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes59m
CastMichał Żurawski, Kacper Olszewski, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Borys Szyc, Magdalena Boczarska, Aleksandra Pisula, Lena Góra
The King Of Warsaw
very strong language, strong bloody violence, drug references
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KING OF WARSAW is a Polish drama series; in this episode Moyshe meets his idol, gangster and boxer Jakub Szapiro.
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which characters are left to bleed out after their throats are slit.
language
There is use of very strong language (‘c**t’) and milder terms (‘f**k’, 'bullshit', ‘piss’, ‘bastard’, ‘balls’, ‘damn’).
drugs
There are references to cocaine which include characters doing a drug deal. There is also sight of a brick of white powder.
additional issues
There are moments of moderate threat, including a scene in which a teenager is held at knife point, and another in which a person is dragged from his home by the mafia. A male character makes a discriminatory remark about lesbians not making suitable parents; this belief is quickly challenged by others in the scene.
racism, strong violence, language, sex, nudity, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KING OF WARSAW is a Polish period drama series; in this episode, Jakub prepares for the most critical boxing match of his life.
violence
There is strong violence when a man's throat is slit during a flash back scenes. A father beats his son in a scene of domestic abuse. There are also scenes of boxing violence.
language
The film features strong language ('f**k').
sex
A man and woman have sex in a scene that features thrusting detail and breast nudity. There are also scenes set in a brothel, where a man makes reference to a sex worker not wanting to put her fingers in his anus.
discrimination
There are scenes in which people are racist towards Jewish people. In one scene a woman calls a Jewish man a 'kike'. Later a man purposefully humiliates two Jewish men, forcing them to dance at gunpoint.
nudity
There is sexualised breast nudity during scenes at a brothel.
additional issues
The back of a man's badly injured head is shown briefly and ridiculed by a man, who says it's like a smiling face. A man makes an undetailed reference to sexual violence.
very strong language, racism, strong violence, nudity, injury detail
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KING OF WARSAW is a Polish crime drama series; in this episode, Szapiro takes revenge for those targeting those around him.
violence
People are punched and beaten, resulting in sight of blood.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker', 'motherf**ker'), and milder terms including 'whore', 'ass', 'dick', 'shit', and 'bastard'.
discrimination
There is use of racist language ('kike') and behaviour, including people punching and beating Jewish people. Much of the violence in the episode is racially motivated, but racism is clearly condemned.
injury detail
A severed head is discovered and placed with the decomposing remains of its body. A woman is found after a brutal beating, with a large amount of blood between her legs.
nudity
Scenes contain sexualised nudity, including a man looking at images of nude models posing in BDSM scenarios, and topless women in a brothel.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references, including the sound of people having sex in rooms in a brothel. A man makes sexual comments to another man he is attempting to seduce, but the recipient dismisses his harassment. There are scenes of threat, including gun threat.
sexual threat, violence, nudity, racism, drug misuse, very strong language
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KING OF WARSAW is a Polish crime drama series; in this episode, a plot to bring down Buddy is set in motion.
violence
There are scenes of strong violence, including shootings, a throat cutting, and acts of racist violence. It is also implied a young sex worker has been brutally beaten by a client.
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’), repeated use of strong language (‘f**k’) and milder terms including 'damn', 'son of a bitch', 'prick', 'whore', 'bloody', 'shit', 'dick' and 'ass'.
discrimination
Fascist characters express racist opinions, including using the word ‘kike’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A young sex worker is forcibly taken to a room by a man; he begins to undress in front of her in a menacing manner, and it is evident she is afraid of him. Another man forcibly grabs a woman and kisses her, but she slaps him and orders him away.
nudity
There is brief sight of full frontal female nudity in a BDSM context.
additional issues
There are scenes of threat, including knives held to people’s throats.
strong bloody violence, sexual threat, very strong language, racism
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KING OF WARSAW is a crime drama series, set in 1937; in this episode, Warsaw is on high alert after the killing of a veteran.
violence
A man starts hitting a sex worker after which they get into a fight which results in the man being stabbed in the neck; the stabbing is bloody. The violence occurs within a sexually threatening context. Other violence includes bloody shootings, a throat slashing and a beating.
language
There is very strong language (‘c**t’) as well as strong language (‘f**k’, ‘c**ksucker’, 'motherf**ker') and milder terms such as ‘prick’, ‘whore’, ‘slut’ and ‘crap’.
discrimination
A man shouts “That f**king kike”. There are also scenes in which people destroy Jewish owned property and express antisemitic views.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman asks a man to wear a condom but he refuses. As a result, he tries to rape her. The scene is accompanied by strong violence. No rape takes place.
additional issues
There are frequent references to sex work including, in one scene, sight of a woman bending over and exposing her buttocks ready for sex; no sex takes place. There are undetailed drug references.
strong sex, drug misuse, violence, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KING OF WARSAW is a Polish crime drama series; in this episode, the truth about Mosze surfaces.
violence
A man's throat is cut, and other men are beaten. An adult woman is punched and kicked by her father.
sex
There are scenes of strong sex, including thrusting and nudity. In another scene, a man is whipped by a woman as part of consensual BDSM role play, and there is surrounding sight of sex toys.
drugs
A couple snort a drug shortly after having sex.
additional issues
There are scenes of medical gore, including a man's arm being amputated. Another man has an iron pressed to the back of his head, seemingly as a form of religious self-flagellation. A woman suffers a miscarriage, including brief sight of blood. There is a brief sequence of sexual threat. A man expresses antisemitic views, but this are not condoned. There is also infrequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms.
racism, strong violence, sex, language, suicide, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KING OF WARSAW is a Polish period drama series; in this episode, a tragedy occurs in the Ziembinski family.
violence
There is strong violence when a man's throat is slit during a flashback scenes. A man beats a woman in a scene of domestic abuse. There is also a beating in a scene at a prison, and and sight of a man on fire following a car explosion.
language
The film features strong language ('motherf**ker', c**ksucking' and 'f**k').
sex
Scenes of strong sex feature breast and buttock nudity as well as thrusting and riding detail. A sex worker repeatedly whips a man in a BDSM scene.
discrimination
There are scenes in which people are racist towards Jewish people. In one scene a man calls a Jewish man a 'kike' and a 'yid'. A Jewish couple are shot by a racist man.
suicide and self-harm
A man shoots himself in a scene of suicide.
additional issues
There is brief sight of a burnt corpse following a car bombing.
strong violence, racism, suicide, language, drug misuse, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KING OF WARSAW is a Polish crime drama; in this episode, Szapiro makes his last stand.
violence
Scenes include shootings and stabbings, resulting in bloody detail. A man beats his sister, and references are made to their father killing their mother.
language
There is repeated use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucking') and use of milder terms including 'whore', 'bitch', 'slut', 'shit', 'piss', 'balls' and 'dick'.
discrimination
Characters express racist views, including during scenes of violence and threat. There is use of the antisemitic term 'kike', but racism is not condoned.
drugs
A man repeatedly snorts cocaine.
suicide and self-harm
A man takes his own life, resulting in sight of blood.
additional issues
Moderate sex references include brief sight of a man tied to a bed, with the implication he was taking part in consensual role play. There are scenes of threat in which guns and knives are held to people's heads. There is brief sight of a baby's penis as it is circumcised.
Classified date11/05/2022
LanguagePolish
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which characters are left to bleed out after their throats are slit.
language
There is use of very strong language (‘c**t’) and milder terms (‘f**k’, 'bullshit', ‘piss’, ‘bastard’, ‘balls’, ‘damn’).
drugs
There are references to cocaine which include characters doing a drug deal. There is also sight of a brick of white powder.
additional issues
There are moments of moderate threat, including a scene in which a teenager is held at knife point, and another in which a person is dragged from his home by the mafia. A male character makes a discriminatory remark about lesbians not making suitable parents; this belief is quickly challenged by others in the scene.
racism, strong violence, sex, language, suicide, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There is strong violence when a man's throat is slit during a flashback scenes. A man beats a woman in a scene of domestic abuse. There is also a beating in a scene at a prison, and and sight of a man on fire following a car explosion.
language
The film features strong language ('motherf**ker', c**ksucking' and 'f**k').
sex
Scenes of strong sex feature breast and buttock nudity as well as thrusting and riding detail. A sex worker repeatedly whips a man in a BDSM scene.
discrimination
There are scenes in which people are racist towards Jewish people. In one scene a man calls a Jewish man a 'kike' and a 'yid'. A Jewish couple are shot by a racist man.
suicide and self-harm
A man shoots himself in a scene of suicide.
additional issues
There is brief sight of a burnt corpse following a car bombing.
strong sex, drug misuse, violence, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man's throat is cut, and other men are beaten. An adult woman is punched and kicked by her father.
sex
There are scenes of strong sex, including thrusting and nudity. In another scene, a man is whipped by a woman as part of consensual BDSM role play, and there is surrounding sight of sex toys.
drugs
A couple snort a drug shortly after having sex.
additional issues
There are scenes of medical gore, including a man's arm being amputated. Another man has an iron pressed to the back of his head, seemingly as a form of religious self-flagellation. A woman suffers a miscarriage, including brief sight of blood. There is a brief sequence of sexual threat. A man expresses antisemitic views, but this are not condoned. There is also infrequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms.
strong bloody violence, sexual threat, very strong language, racism
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man starts hitting a sex worker after which they get into a fight which results in the man being stabbed in the neck; the stabbing is bloody. The violence occurs within a sexually threatening context. Other violence includes bloody shootings, a throat slashing and a beating.
language
There is very strong language (‘c**t’) as well as strong language (‘f**k’, ‘c**ksucker’, 'motherf**ker') and milder terms such as ‘prick’, ‘whore’, ‘slut’ and ‘crap’.
discrimination
A man shouts “That f**king kike”. There are also scenes in which people destroy Jewish owned property and express antisemitic views.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman asks a man to wear a condom but he refuses. As a result, he tries to rape her. The scene is accompanied by strong violence. No rape takes place.
additional issues
There are frequent references to sex work including, in one scene, sight of a woman bending over and exposing her buttocks ready for sex; no sex takes place. There are undetailed drug references.
sexual threat, violence, nudity, racism, drug misuse, very strong language
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong violence, including shootings, a throat cutting, and acts of racist violence. It is also implied a young sex worker has been brutally beaten by a client.
language
There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’), repeated use of strong language (‘f**k’) and milder terms including 'damn', 'son of a bitch', 'prick', 'whore', 'bloody', 'shit', 'dick' and 'ass'.
discrimination
Fascist characters express racist opinions, including using the word ‘kike’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A young sex worker is forcibly taken to a room by a man; he begins to undress in front of her in a menacing manner, and it is evident she is afraid of him. Another man forcibly grabs a woman and kisses her, but she slaps him and orders him away.
nudity
There is brief sight of full frontal female nudity in a BDSM context.
additional issues
There are scenes of threat, including knives held to people’s throats.
very strong language, racism, strong violence, nudity, injury detail
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
People are punched and beaten, resulting in sight of blood.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucker', 'motherf**ker'), and milder terms including 'whore', 'ass', 'dick', 'shit', and 'bastard'.
discrimination
There is use of racist language ('kike') and behaviour, including people punching and beating Jewish people. Much of the violence in the episode is racially motivated, but racism is clearly condemned.
injury detail
A severed head is discovered and placed with the decomposing remains of its body. A woman is found after a brutal beating, with a large amount of blood between her legs.
nudity
Scenes contain sexualised nudity, including a man looking at images of nude models posing in BDSM scenarios, and topless women in a brothel.
additional issues
There are moderate sex references, including the sound of people having sex in rooms in a brothel. A man makes sexual comments to another man he is attempting to seduce, but the recipient dismisses his harassment. There are scenes of threat, including gun threat.
racism, strong violence, language, sex, nudity, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There is strong violence when a man's throat is slit during a flash back scenes. A father beats his son in a scene of domestic abuse. There are also scenes of boxing violence.
language
The film features strong language ('f**k').
sex
A man and woman have sex in a scene that features thrusting detail and breast nudity. There are also scenes set in a brothel, where a man makes reference to a sex worker not wanting to put her fingers in his anus.
discrimination
There are scenes in which people are racist towards Jewish people. In one scene a woman calls a Jewish man a 'kike'. Later a man purposefully humiliates two Jewish men, forcing them to dance at gunpoint.
nudity
There is sexualised breast nudity during scenes at a brothel.
additional issues
The back of a man's badly injured head is shown briefly and ridiculed by a man, who says it's like a smiling face. A man makes an undetailed reference to sexual violence.
strong violence, racism, suicide, language, drug misuse, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes include shootings and stabbings, resulting in bloody detail. A man beats his sister, and references are made to their father killing their mother.
language
There is repeated use of strong language ('f**k', 'c**ksucking') and use of milder terms including 'whore', 'bitch', 'slut', 'shit', 'piss', 'balls' and 'dick'.
discrimination
Characters express racist views, including during scenes of violence and threat. There is use of the antisemitic term 'kike', but racism is not condoned.
drugs
A man repeatedly snorts cocaine.
suicide and self-harm
A man takes his own life, resulting in sight of blood.
additional issues
Moderate sex references include brief sight of a man tied to a bed, with the implication he was taking part in consensual role play. There are scenes of threat in which guns and knives are held to people's heads. There is brief sight of a baby's penis as it is circumcised.
very strong language, strong bloody violence, drug references
Classified Date:
11/05/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of strong bloody violence in which characters are left to bleed out after their throats are slit.
language
There is use of very strong language (‘c**t’) and milder terms (‘f**k’, 'bullshit', ‘piss’, ‘bastard’, ‘balls’, ‘damn’).
drugs
There are references to cocaine which include characters doing a drug deal. There is also sight of a brick of white powder.
additional issues
There are moments of moderate threat, including a scene in which a teenager is held at knife point, and another in which a person is dragged from his home by the mafia. A male character makes a discriminatory remark about lesbians not making suitable parents; this belief is quickly challenged by others in the scene.
Director(s)Jan P. Matuszynski
Production year2020
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes59m
CastMichał Żurawski, Kacper Olszewski, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Borys Szyc, Magdalena Boczarska, Aleksandra Pisula, Lena Góra
Classified date11/05/2022
LanguagePolish
