• Director(s)

    Dominic Higgins, Ian Higgins

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    28/02/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, War

  • Approx. running minutes

    108m

  • Cast

    Reggie McHale, Chris Wilson, Jamie B. Chambers

Film

The Shamrock Spitfire

moderate war violence, threat, bloody images, implied strong language

An Irish fighter pilot joins the RAF and becomes a decorated war hero during the Battle of Britain in this inspiring WWII drama, based on the true story of Brendan "Paddy" Finucane.…

An Irish fighter pilot joins the RAF and becomes a decorated war hero during the Battle of Britain in this inspiring WWII drama, based on the true story of Brendan "Paddy" Finucane.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

discrimination

injury detail

theme

alcohol and smoking

sex

  • Director(s)

    Dominic Higgins, Ian Higgins

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    28/02/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, War

  • Approx. running minutes

    108m

  • Cast

    Reggie McHale, Chris Wilson, Jamie B. Chambers

moderate war violence, threat, bloody images, implied strong language
Classified Date:
27/02/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Amusements UK Ltd
violence
Moderate war violence features intense aerial dogfights with exchanges of gunfire, explosions as planes are hit and crash in flames, and pilots are shot inside their aircrafts, with occasional sight of blood splatters over the cockpit glass. Two men have a bareknuckle fight in which undetailed, but impactful, punches are thrown. There are also references to war violence, such as images of destroyed buildings in the aftermath of bombing raids.
threat and horror
There is moderate threat as pilots in fighter planes attempt to dodge attacks from enemy aircraft.
language
There is implied strong language ('feck'), as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'bloody', 'arse', 'sod', 'piss', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'damn', 'hell' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
An Irish trainee fighter pilot is mocked by his English counterparts and told that "God never intended Irishmen to fly"; he is also called a "four leaf clover" and referred to as "Paddy", but this becomes an affectionate nickname when he wins their respect. There is also historical discriminatory terms in the description of Germans as 'Huns'. Discrimination is not endorsed by the work as a whole.
injury detail
There are occasional moderate bloody images in the context of violence.
theme
There are mild upsetting scenes centred on the deaths of family members and friends in battle action.
alcohol and smoking
Adults smoke cigarettes and pipes, which reflects the historical period in which the film is set.
moderate war violence, threat, bloody images, implied strong language
Classified Date:
16/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
101 Films Limited
violence
Moderate war violence features intense aerial dogfights with exchanges of gunfire, explosions as planes are hit and crash in flames, and pilots are shot inside their aircrafts, with occasional sight of blood splatters onto the cockpit glass. Two men have a bareknuckle fight in which undetailed, but impactful, punches are thrown. There are also references to war violence, such as images of destroyed buildings in the aftermath of bombing raids.
threat and horror
There is moderate threat as pilots in fighter planes attempt to dodge attacks from enemy aircraft.
language
There is implied strong language ('feck'), as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'bloody', 'arse', 'sod', 'piss', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'damn', 'hell' and 'Christ'.
additional issues
An Irish trainee fighter pilot is mocked by his English counterparts and told that "God never intended Irishmen to fly", and is called a "four leaf clover" and referred to as "Paddy", but this becomes an affectionate nickname when he wins their respect. There is also historical discriminatory terms in the description of Germans as 'Huns'. Discrimination is not endorsed by the work as a whole. There are mild upsetting scenes centred on the deaths of family members and friends in battle action. Adults smoke cigarettes and pipes, which reflects the historical period in which the film is set.
Classified Date:
19/02/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
101 Films Limited

  • Classified date

    27/02/2024

  • Language

    English