The Watermelon Woman
strong sex, nudity, language, drug misuse
Director(s)Cheryl Dunye
Production year1997
Release date31/05/2024
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes85m
CastCheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Cheryl Clarke, Irene Dunye, Brian Freeman, Ira Jeffries, Alexandra Juhasz, Camille Paglia, Cheryl Dunye, Cheryl Dunye, Douglas McKeown, Barry Swimar, Paul Shapiro, Michelle Crenshaw, Annie Taylor, Gail Lloyd, Robert Holtzman
The Watermelon Woman
strong sex, nudity, language, drug misuse
A black lesbian filmmaker investigates a black actress from the 1940s frequently seen in stereotypical 'mammy' roles, in ...
A black lesbian filmmaker investigates a black actress from the 1940s frequently seen in stereotypical 'mammy' roles, in a quirky US comedy drama which playfully explores issues of racial and sexual discrimination.
violence
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
nudity
theme
threat and horror
strong sex, nudity, language, drug misuse
Classified Date:
29/04/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Peccadillo Pictures
violence
A woman is seen slapping the face of another in an old black and white film playing on a television.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms which include 'tramp', 'shit', 'balls', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'. There is use of the racial term 'n***a' in song lyrics.
sex
Two women have sex, with close-ups of breast fondling, kissing and caressing. There are undetailed verbal references to pornography.
discrimination
There are references to racial discrimination throughout the film, particularly in terms of stereotypical portrayals of black women in US cinema. There is use of the racist term 'n****r' by black women in reference to racist attitudes. A gay woman jokingly refers to another using the term 'bulldagger'. Characters occasionally display homophobic attitudes. Discriminatory behaviour is not condoned by the film.
drugs
People smoke and share marijuana joints.
nudity
There is sexualised female breast and buttock nudity.
theme
There are brief, undetailed references to mental health issues, including anorexia.
Classified Date:
25/11/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Dangerous To Know
Classified date29/04/2024
LanguageEnglish
violence
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
nudity
theme
threat and horror
Director(s)Cheryl Dunye
Production year1997
Release date31/05/2024
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes85m
CastCheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Cheryl Clarke, Irene Dunye, Brian Freeman, Ira Jeffries, Alexandra Juhasz, Camille Paglia, Cheryl Dunye, Cheryl Dunye, Douglas McKeown, Barry Swimar, Paul Shapiro, Michelle Crenshaw, Annie Taylor, Gail Lloyd, Robert Holtzman
strong sex, nudity, language, drug misuse
Classified Date:
29/04/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Peccadillo Pictures
violence
A woman is seen slapping the face of another in an old black and white film playing on a television.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms which include 'tramp', 'shit', 'balls', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'. There is use of the racial term 'n***a' in song lyrics.
sex
Two women have sex, with close-ups of breast fondling, kissing and caressing. There are undetailed verbal references to pornography.
discrimination
There are references to racial discrimination throughout the film, particularly in terms of stereotypical portrayals of black women in US cinema. There is use of the racist term 'n****r' by black women in reference to racist attitudes. A gay woman jokingly refers to another using the term 'bulldagger'. Characters occasionally display homophobic attitudes. Discriminatory behaviour is not condoned by the film.
drugs
People smoke and share marijuana joints.
nudity
There is sexualised female breast and buttock nudity.
theme
There are brief, undetailed references to mental health issues, including anorexia.
Classified Date:
25/11/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Dangerous To Know
Classified date29/04/2024
LanguageEnglish
