Catherine, Called Birdy

violence

In a scene of moderate violence, as two men duel with swords, one of them is slashed in undetailed manner, with subsequent sight of his bloodstained shirt. A father raps his teenage daughter’s hands with a stick as punishment for her disobedience, and other references are made to domestic abuse in women’s accounts of being disciplined by fathers with whipping and being burned by hot irons.

sex

There are moderate sex references, including an inexperienced teenage girl’s recounting of an explanation of how babies are made in which she has been told that a man puts his “sword” into a woman’s “box”.

theme

There are references to a woman’s history of stillbirths, the latest one of which occurs off-screen and gives rise to upsetting scenes in which comments are made about babies being born dead. The woman subsequently goes through another difficult childbirth which distresses her teenage daughter who is convinced that history will repeat itself. There is a reassuring outcome, and the issue as a whole is handled with discretion and sensitivity.

additional issues: Bad language includes uses of ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’. There are references to historical sexist behaviour, such as young women having no say in the men they are married to by their fathers for financial reasons, and being subjected to tests of their virginity; such discrimination is presented in a satirical way in order to condemn it. There are mild bloody images in the aftermath of a teenage girl’s first period. There is very mild rude humour.

moderate sex references, violence, upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

25/08/2022

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Republic Film Distribution

violence

In a scene of moderate violence, as two men duel with swords, one of them is slashed in undetailed manner, with subsequent sight of his bloodstained shirt. A father raps his teenage daughter’s hands with a stick as punishment for her disobedience, and other references are made to domestic abuse in women’s accounts of being disciplined by fathers with whipping and being burned by hot irons.

language

There is infrequent strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’.

sex

There are moderate sex references, including an inexperienced teenage girl’s recounting of an explanation of how babies are made in which she has been told that a man puts his “sword” into a woman’s “box”.

theme

There are references to a woman’s history of stillbirths, the latest one of which occurs off-screen and gives rise to upsetting scenes in which comments are made about babies being born dead. The woman subsequently goes through another difficult childbirth which distresses her teenage daughter who is convinced that history will repeat itself. There is a reassuring outcome, and the issue as a whole is handled with discretion and sensitivity.

additional issues: Bad language includes uses of ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’. There are references to historical sexist behaviour, such as young women having no say in the men they are married to by their fathers for financial reasons, and being subjected to tests of their virginity; such discrimination is presented in a satirical way in order to condemn it. There are mild bloody images in the aftermath of a teenage girl’s first period. There is very mild rude humour.

moderate sex references, violence, upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

10/10/2022

Version:

2D

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

violence

In a scene of moderate violence, as two men duel with swords, one of them is slashed in undetailed manner, with subsequent sight of his bloodstained shirt. A father raps his teenage daughter’s hands with a stick as punishment for her disobedience, and other references are made to domestic abuse in women’s accounts of being disciplined by fathers with whipping and being burned by hot irons.

sex

There are moderate sex references, including an inexperienced teenage girl’s recounting of an explanation of how babies are made in which she has been told that a man puts his “sword” into a woman’s “box”.

theme

There are references to a woman’s history of stillbirths, the latest one of which occurs off-screen and gives rise to upsetting scenes in which comments are made about babies being born dead. The woman subsequently goes through another difficult childbirth which distresses her teenage daughter who is convinced that history will repeat itself. There is a reassuring outcome, and the issue as a whole is handled with discretion and sensitivity.

additional issues: Bad language includes uses of ‘arse’, ‘bloody, ‘shit’, ‘bugger’, ‘scrubber’, ‘crap’, ‘wench’, ‘piss’, ‘cretin’, ‘God’ and ‘bum’. There are references to historical sexist behaviour, such as young women having no say in the men they are married to by their fathers for financial reasons, and being subjected to tests of their virginity; such discrimination is presented in a satirical way in order to condemn it. There are mild bloody images in the aftermath of a teenage girl’s first period. There is very mild rude humour.

Classified Date:

14/09/2022

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Republic Film Distribution

Classified date

10/10/2022
Language

English

Director(s)

Lena Dunham

Production Year

2022

Genre(s)

Comedy, Drama

Approx. running minutes

108m

Cast

Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper, Andrew Scott