• Director(s)

    Jianjie Lin

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    100m

  • Cast

    Ke-Yu Guo. Muran Lin, Xilun Sun

Film

Brief History of a Family

strong injury detail, self-harm references

In BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY, a withdrawn teenager is befriended by an outgoing boy of the same age and spends time at his home. This Mandarin-language drama explores some disturbing themes of family relationships and domestic abuse.…

In BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY, a withdrawn teenager is befriended by an outgoing boy of the same age and spends time at his home. This Mandarin-language drama explores some disturbing themes of family relationships and domestic abuse.

violence
Two teenage boys have a fight in which blows are exchanged and one briefly presses his hand on the throat of the other. There are references to domestic abuse.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a person choking on a chicken bone.
suicide and self-harm
A person's self-harming is implied.
injury detail
There is brief, but strong, bloody injury detail in the aftermath of an off-screen incident. Mild injury detail features following a fall.
rude humour
A person urinates in a bath in undetailed fashion.
theme
There are moderate upsetting scenes centred on bereavement, a young person's relationship with a parent and a woman's recollection of going through an abortion. A fish is seen outside its tank gasping for air before it expires.

  • Director(s)

    Jianjie Lin

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    100m

  • Cast

    Ke-Yu Guo. Muran Lin, Xilun Sun

strong injury detail, self-harm references
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Blue Finch Film Releasing
violence
Two teenage boys have a fight in which blows are exchanged and one briefly presses his hand on the throat of the other. There are references to domestic abuse.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a person choking on a chicken bone.
suicide and self-harm
A person's self-harming is implied.
injury detail
There is brief, but strong, bloody injury detail in the aftermath of an off-screen incident. Mild injury detail features following a fall.
rude humour
A person urinates in a bath in undetailed fashion.
theme
There are moderate upsetting scenes centred on bereavement, a young person's relationship with a parent and a woman's recollection of going through an abortion. A fish is seen outside its tank gasping for air before it expires.
strong injury detail, self-harm references
Classified Date:
07/02/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Blue Finch Film Releasing
violence
Two teenage boys have a fight in which blows are exchanged and one briefly presses his hand on the throat of the other. There are references to domestic abuse.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a person choking on a chicken bone.
suicide and self-harm
A person's self-harming is implied.
injury detail
There is brief, but strong, bloody injury detail in the aftermath of an off-screen incident. Mild injury detail features following a fall.
rude humour
A person urinates in a bath in undetailed fashion.
theme
There are moderate upsetting scenes centred on bereavement, a young person's relationship with a parent and a woman's recollection of going through an abortion. A fish is seen outside its tank gasping for air before it expires.
Classified Date:
10/02/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Blue Finch Film Releasing

  • Classified date

    07/02/2025

  • Language

    English