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Steve Coogan and Andrea Riseborough in Shepherds and Butchers (2016)

Parents guide

Shepherds and Butchers

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for disturbing and violent content

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Severe
  • Profanity:
    Moderate
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Severe

Sex & Nudity

Mild
3 of 7 found this mild
Bare butt of corpses can be seem a couple of time. Nothing graphic or sexual.

Violence & Gore

Severe
4 of 6 found this severe
Inmates are hanged as a result of death penalty. They are strung from their neck and hanged as the trap door opens. Broken necks are seen along with bodily fluids like blood, urine and excreta being discahrged from fresh corpses. The scene is mildly disturbing.
Inmates are beaten brutally with batons while they protest their hanging. Some blood and bruises can be seen.
An inmate is seen moaning in pain after his neck fails to break fully from the fall whilst he is hanged. He is hauled up manually by the rope around his neck several times by prison guards and dropped again to break his neck clean.
Seven teenage students are shot by a young man in a fit of rage. Details are not shown properly.

Profanity

Moderate
1 of 1 found this moderate

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
1 of 1 found this mild

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Severe
1 of 1 found this severe

Certifications

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  • Australia
    • MA15+2016
  • Ireland
    • 15
  • Italy
    • VM14self-applied
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Norway
    • 15DVD rating
  • Singapore
    • NC16
  • South Korea
    • 182017
  • Spain
    • 16
  • Taiwan
    • 15+
    • 6+DVD rating
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • Rcertificate #50768

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