The Novice
strong language, self-harm
Director(s)Lauren Hadaway
Production year2021
Release date01/04/2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes97m
CastIsabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Jonathan Cherry, Kate Drummond, Charlotte Ubben, Sage Irvine, Chantelle Bishop, Jeni Ross, Nikki Duval, Lauren Hadaway, Lauren Hadaway, Ryan Hawkins, Kari Hollend, Steven Sims, Charlotte Ubben, Alex Weston, Todd Martin, Lauren Hadaway, Nathan Nugent, Nicole Hilliard-Forde, Matthew Lessall, Eva Kozlova
The Novice
strong language, self-harm
THE NOVICE is a US drama in which a college freshman joins her university's rowing team and is prepared to do whatever i ...
THE NOVICE is a US drama in which a college freshman joins her university's rowing team and is prepared to do whatever it takes to make it to the top varsity boat.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'piss', 'friggin'', 'crap' and 'God').
injury detail
There are scenes in which a young woman self-harms, depicted in a largely impressionistic manner, but with some emphasis on bloody injury detail. Determined to outdo her classmates and push herself to the limits, the young woman battles with her mental health as she undertakes an obsessive and physically gruelling regimen. There are some disturbing sequences involving a crab and a raven, symbolising the protagonist's fragile psychological state.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is moderate sex, including masked cunnilingus, as well as references to a man losing his condom during sex.
strong language, self-harm
Classified Date:
22/03/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'piss', 'friggin'', 'crap' and 'God').
injury detail
There are scenes in which a young woman self-harms, depicted in a largely impressionistic manner, but with some emphasis on bloody injury detail. Determined to outdo her classmates and push herself to the limits, the young woman battles with her mental health as she undertakes an obsessive and physically gruelling regimen. There are some disturbing sequences involving a crab and a raven, symbolising the protagonist's fragile psychological state.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language, self-harm
Classified Date:
22/03/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
language
There are multiple uses of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'frig', 'douche', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'piss', 'ass', 'God').
suicide and self-harm
The film depicts the declining mental health of the central character. In one scene, she repeatedly bangs her head against a wall, and in another scene she cuts her body with scissors. Although the cutting detail mostly occurs offscreen, there is brief sight of blood in the aftermath, as well as sight of her scarred torso in a later scene.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
22/03/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
Classified date22/00/2022
LanguageEnglish
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'piss', 'friggin'', 'crap' and 'God').
injury detail
There are scenes in which a young woman self-harms, depicted in a largely impressionistic manner, but with some emphasis on bloody injury detail. Determined to outdo her classmates and push herself to the limits, the young woman battles with her mental health as she undertakes an obsessive and physically gruelling regimen. There are some disturbing sequences involving a crab and a raven, symbolising the protagonist's fragile psychological state.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is moderate sex, including masked cunnilingus, as well as references to a man losing his condom during sex.
Director(s)Lauren Hadaway
Production year2021
Release date01/04/2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes97m
CastIsabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Jonathan Cherry, Kate Drummond, Charlotte Ubben, Sage Irvine, Chantelle Bishop, Jeni Ross, Nikki Duval, Lauren Hadaway, Lauren Hadaway, Ryan Hawkins, Kari Hollend, Steven Sims, Charlotte Ubben, Alex Weston, Todd Martin, Lauren Hadaway, Nathan Nugent, Nicole Hilliard-Forde, Matthew Lessall, Eva Kozlova
strong language, self-harm
Classified Date:
22/03/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'piss', 'friggin'', 'crap' and 'God').
injury detail
There are scenes in which a young woman self-harms, depicted in a largely impressionistic manner, but with some emphasis on bloody injury detail. Determined to outdo her classmates and push herself to the limits, the young woman battles with her mental health as she undertakes an obsessive and physically gruelling regimen. There are some disturbing sequences involving a crab and a raven, symbolising the protagonist's fragile psychological state.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language, self-harm
Classified Date:
22/03/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
language
There are multiple uses of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'frig', 'douche', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'piss', 'ass', 'God').
suicide and self-harm
The film depicts the declining mental health of the central character. In one scene, she repeatedly bangs her head against a wall, and in another scene she cuts her body with scissors. Although the cutting detail mostly occurs offscreen, there is brief sight of blood in the aftermath, as well as sight of her scarred torso in a later scene.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
22/03/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
Classified date22/00/2022
LanguageEnglish
