Three Pines
Director(s)Sam Donovan, Tracey Deer, Daniel Grou
Production year2022
Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Mystery
Approx. running minutes56m
CastAlfred Molina, Rossif Sutherland, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Tantoo Cardinal, Clare Coulter, Sarah Booth, Anna Tierney, Julian Bailey, Frédéric-Antoine Guimond, Pierre Simpson, Samuel Donovan, Emilia di Girolamo, Louise Penny, Toydrum, Ronald Plante, Peter Christelis, Leo Davis, Lissy Holm, Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells, Martine Kazemirchuk
Three Pines
THREE PINES is a British-Canadian crime drama series; in this episode, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team have ...
THREE PINES is a British-Canadian crime drama series; in this episode, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team have their Christmas break cut short when they are sent to the village of Three Pines to investigate a mysterious death.
strong language
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
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VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘merde’ and ‘goddamn’.
moderate violence, child abuse references, suicide, strong language
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Short flashback scenes show a person smothering an elderly woman to death with a pillow. Another scene features brief sight of crime scene photos of a dead body, including a close-up image of a moderate burn wound on the victim’s hand. There are occasional non-graphic references to emotional abuse directed towards children by their parents and to the trauma arising as a result. There are also brief moderate references to Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools having been ‘punished’ via use of painful electric shocks. Abusive behaviour and racism are clearly criticised.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bullshit’, ‘merde’, ‘crap’ and 'freaking'.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life, without strong visual detail. In another scene someone walks out into freezing temperatures with the implied intention of suicide, but another person comes to their aid.
strong language, injury detail, child sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bullshit', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God', 'damn').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to child sexual abuse; however, these are neither graphic nor detailed.
injury detail
There are scenes featuring a man's corpse with a head would and bloodstained face.
moderate threat, discrimination, domestic abuse, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Occasional scenes of moderate threat include one in which a murder suspect and an innocent civilian are trapped between armed police and a wild bear. However, the situation is resolved without injury to any party.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'). Milder terms include 'ass', 'shit', 'hell', 'Jesus' and 'God'.
discrimination
Skeletons are found buried in the basement of a former residential school during an investigation into the historical disappearance of three Indigenous children. It is concluded that the children were murdered by an abusive staff member, but the references are verbally discreet. In other scenes it is revealed that a man has gone to extreme lengths to sabotage his adult daughter's attempts to leave home, due to his erroneous belief that her disability makes her unable to live independently. Discrimination is clearly criticised.
strong crime scene detail, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
We see a murder victim with bloody lacerations on her face and a visibly broken wrist. Brief scenes of hunting feature moderately bloody images of dead and wounded deer; however, the animals are not in discernable pain or distress, and there is no evidence of real animal cruelty.
theme
There are occasional non-graphic references to an abusive man having subjected his wife and children to bullying and humiliation. It is also revealed that the man forced his daughter to give up her baby against her will after she became pregnant at the age of 15.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language, injury detail, threat, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A killer holds a knife to a child’s throat in order to use her as a human shield against police. There are also occasional scenes of gun threat.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘pussy’, ‘prick’, ‘shit’ and ‘crap’.
injury detail
There are brief images of a murder victim with a bloodied face and a broken and contorted wrist. Scenes of hunting feature moderate bloody images of a wounded deer; however, it is not in visible pain or distress, and there is no evidence of real animal cruelty.
theme
There are references to an abusive father having habitually bullied and humiliated his children, illustrated by a flashback in which he snarls abuse at his young son while trying to force the boy to shoot a deer. Another scene contains an undetailed verbal reference to a man having been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend.
strong language, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', asshole', screw','hell', 'God')
injury detail
There are several close-up sights of a dead man's discoloured face with heavy bruising to his neck. There are also scenes of a dead man hanging from a tree.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot in the heart and there is a focus on the blood seeping through his clothes. Other bloody shootings are also seen. There is a close up on crime scene photos of a man who has died by hanging. Scenes include fatal car crashes. There are frequent verbal references to people being murdered including children.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k*) and mild terms including 'shit' and 'ass'.
Classified date01/27/2022
LanguageEnglish
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘merde’ and ‘goddamn’.
additional issues
A person is fatally electrocuted, with brief moderate images of the resulting burn wounds on their hands. There are occasional references to discrimination against Indigenous people in Canada; for example, there are undetailed verbal references to thousands of Indigenous women and girls having gone missing, presumed murdered, and to the authorities having failed to properly investigate their cases. There is also a scene of moderate threat in which white cops aggressively confront and manhandle Indigenous female protesters, resulting in aftermath sight of a graze on a woman’s cheek. Discrimination is clearly criticised. Other issues include mild sex references, and references to mental health.
strong language, violence
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot in the heart and there is a focus on the blood seeping through his clothes. Other bloody shootings are also seen. There is a close up on crime scene photos of a man who has died by hanging. Scenes include fatal car crashes. There are frequent verbal references to people being murdered including children.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k*) and mild terms including 'shit' and 'ass'.
strong language, injury detail
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', asshole', screw','hell', 'God')
injury detail
There are several close-up sights of a dead man's discoloured face with heavy bruising to his neck. There are also scenes of a dead man hanging from a tree.
strong language, injury detail, threat, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A killer holds a knife to a child’s throat in order to use her as a human shield against police. There are also occasional scenes of gun threat.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘pussy’, ‘prick’, ‘shit’ and ‘crap’.
injury detail
There are brief images of a murder victim with a bloodied face and a broken and contorted wrist. Scenes of hunting feature moderate bloody images of a wounded deer; however, it is not in visible pain or distress, and there is no evidence of real animal cruelty.
theme
There are references to an abusive father having habitually bullied and humiliated his children, illustrated by a flashback in which he snarls abuse at his young son while trying to force the boy to shoot a deer. Another scene contains an undetailed verbal reference to a man having been arrested for assaulting his girlfriend.
strong crime scene detail, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
We see a murder victim with bloody lacerations on her face and a visibly broken wrist. Brief scenes of hunting feature moderately bloody images of dead and wounded deer; however, the animals are not in discernable pain or distress, and there is no evidence of real animal cruelty.
theme
There are occasional non-graphic references to an abusive man having subjected his wife and children to bullying and humiliation. It is also revealed that the man forced his daughter to give up her baby against her will after she became pregnant at the age of 15.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
moderate threat, discrimination, domestic abuse, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Occasional scenes of moderate threat include one in which a murder suspect and an innocent civilian are trapped between armed police and a wild bear. However, the situation is resolved without injury to any party.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'). Milder terms include 'ass', 'shit', 'hell', 'Jesus' and 'God'.
discrimination
Skeletons are found buried in the basement of a former residential school during an investigation into the historical disappearance of three Indigenous children. It is concluded that the children were murdered by an abusive staff member, but the references are verbally discreet. In other scenes it is revealed that a man has gone to extreme lengths to sabotage his adult daughter's attempts to leave home, due to his erroneous belief that her disability makes her unable to live independently. Discrimination is clearly criticised.
strong language, injury detail, child sexual abuse references
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bullshit', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God', 'damn').
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to child sexual abuse; however, these are neither graphic nor detailed.
injury detail
There are scenes featuring a man's corpse with a head would and bloodstained face.
moderate violence, child abuse references, suicide, strong language
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Short flashback scenes show a person smothering an elderly woman to death with a pillow. Another scene features brief sight of crime scene photos of a dead body, including a close-up image of a moderate burn wound on the victim’s hand. There are occasional non-graphic references to emotional abuse directed towards children by their parents and to the trauma arising as a result. There are also brief moderate references to Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools having been ‘punished’ via use of painful electric shocks. Abusive behaviour and racism are clearly criticised.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bullshit’, ‘merde’, ‘crap’ and 'freaking'.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life, without strong visual detail. In another scene someone walks out into freezing temperatures with the implied intention of suicide, but another person comes to their aid.
strong language
Classified Date:
01/12/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘merde’ and ‘goddamn’.
Director(s)Sam Donovan, Tracey Deer, Daniel Grou
Production year2022
Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Mystery
Approx. running minutes56m
CastAlfred Molina, Rossif Sutherland, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Tantoo Cardinal, Clare Coulter, Sarah Booth, Anna Tierney, Julian Bailey, Frédéric-Antoine Guimond, Pierre Simpson, Samuel Donovan, Emilia di Girolamo, Louise Penny, Toydrum, Ronald Plante, Peter Christelis, Leo Davis, Lissy Holm, Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells, Martine Kazemirchuk
Classified date01/27/2022
LanguageEnglish
