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Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

Parents guide

Raise the Red Lantern

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    Mild
  • Profanity:
    None
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Mild

Sex & Nudity

None
8 of 14 found this to have none
A woman gives a man a back massage.
One of the wives is cheating on her husband with another guy.
At the beginning the woman in her wedding night undresses and goes under the sheet then the husband comes sleeping next to her but nothing more is shown.
In the gambling match when the woman looks under the table the other woman is flirting with a guy with her foot. They have a relationship.
A man has four wives, and is said to have had sex with all of them.
A woman is seen in scantly clad clothing, with cleavage revealed.

Violence & Gore

Mild
8 of 10 found this mild
A character is hanged for violating cultural beliefs.
A character accidentally cuts one's ear with a scissor - little blood.

Profanity

None
5 of 8 found this to have none
Scattered expletives throughout - two or three being sexually oriented.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
8 of 10 found this mild
There is a scene involving gambling - cigarettes are smoked.
One gets drunk as a celebration of her birthday.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
9 of 12 found this mild
A female servant is forced into the cold, where she eventually falls chronically ill.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • PG
  • Canada
    • PG-13
  • China
    • (Banned)1991-1994
  • Finland
    • K-10
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • L
  • Ireland
    • 12
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 16
  • Norway
    • 10
  • Peru
    • 14
  • Portugal
    • M/12Qualidade
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • Spain
    • 13original rating
    • 122024, re-rating
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Taiwan
    • 12+
  • United Kingdom
    • PG
  • United States
    • PGcertificate #31521

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