The Wailing

sexual violence and sexual threat

A strong scene of sexual violence shows a man pinning down a struggling woman, tearing off her clothes and assaulting her. In another scene, a home invader forcibly removes a woman’s dress, revealing her bare breasts, before attempting to strangle her; however, it is subsequently revealed that this 'attack' is being performed by actors on a film set. Another woman is tied up and stripped to her waist during an occult ritual. A man secretly takes photos of a couple having sex. A woman forcibly kisses her adult son.

nudity

Scenes of violence and sexual violence often feature gratuitous breast nudity. There is further sight of bare breasts, buttocks and pubic hair during sex scenes.

Strong scenes of violence and bloody injury detail include grisly close-up sight of an axe striking a victim’s head and a chainsaw cutting into another person’s neck, as well as images of a naked and heavily bloodied female corpse and a bloody severed head; however viewers may find the gory effects unrealistic compared to modern films. A chicken is beheaded during an occult ritual, resulting in brief bloody detail, but there is no onscreen evidence of real animal cruelty. The film also contains strong sex scenes, as well as scenes of horror and threat in which people are attacked by a serial killer or abducted and menaced by hooded cultists as part of occult rituals. A person takes their own life off screen.

sexual violence, nudity

Classified Date:

24/10/2023

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Radiance Films

sexual violence and sexual threat

A strong scene of sexual violence shows a man pinning down a struggling woman, tearing off her clothes and assaulting her. In another scene, a home invader forcibly removes a woman’s dress, revealing her bare breasts, before attempting to strangle her; however, it is subsequently revealed that this 'attack' is being performed by actors on a film set. Another woman is tied up and stripped to her waist during an occult ritual. A man secretly takes photos of a couple having sex. A woman forcibly kisses her adult son.

nudity

Scenes of violence and sexual violence often feature gratuitous breast nudity. There is further sight of bare breasts, buttocks and pubic hair during sex scenes.

Strong scenes of violence and bloody injury detail include grisly close-up sight of an axe striking a victim’s head and a chainsaw cutting into another person’s neck, as well as images of a naked and heavily bloodied female corpse and a bloody severed head; however viewers may find the gory effects unrealistic compared to modern films. A chicken is beheaded during an occult ritual, resulting in brief bloody detail, but there is no onscreen evidence of real animal cruelty. The film also contains strong sex scenes, as well as scenes of horror and threat in which people are attacked by a serial killer or abducted and menaced by hooded cultists as part of occult rituals. A person takes their own life off screen.

Classified Date:

19/05/1987

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Dealerpack Ltd

Classified date

24/10/2023
Language

English

Director(s)

Riccardo Freda

Production Year

1981

Genre(s)

Horror, Thriller

Approx. running minutes

97m

Cast

Stefano Patrizi, Martine Brochard, Henri Garcin