• Director(s)

    James Marsh

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    09/12/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    100m

  • Cast

    Aidan Gillen, Gabriel Byrne, Robert Aramayo

Film

Dance First

moderate violence, threat, infrequent strong language

An acclaimed Irish playwright reflects on various stages of his life, including his involvement in the French Resistance during WWII and his romantic relationships in this sombre biographical drama about Samuel Beckett. …

An acclaimed Irish playwright reflects on various stages of his life, including his involvement in the French Resistance during WWII and his romantic relationships in this sombre biographical drama about Samuel Beckett.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

injury detail

theme

alcohol and smoking

  • Director(s)

    James Marsh

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    09/12/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    100m

  • Cast

    Aidan Gillen, Gabriel Byrne, Robert Aramayo

moderate violence, threat, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
12/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Sky Cinema
violence
A man is stabbed in the torso, however, this is undetailed and brief. He is immediately shown receiving treatment in hospital. A character is kicked on the ground by the Gestapo during a raid.
threat and horror
Characters under threat of capture scramble to flee their home as the Gestapo approaches. This occurs within a historical context.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms such as 'bloody' and 'God'.
sex
A man has a long-term affair with a woman outside of his relationship. There are also undetailed post-coital scenes.
discrimination
References are made to the racist persecution of Jewish people in Nazi Germany. A woman makes a homophobic comment to her son. Discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.
injury detail
There is sight of blood on a character’s forehead in the aftermath of an off-screen fall.
theme
A woman is sent to a psychiatric hospital after displaying symptoms of a mental illness. References are made to illness, death and bereavement.
alcohol and smoking
Occasional scenes feature adults smoking. This is reflective of the historical period in which the film is set.
Classified Date:
17/10/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal

  • Classified date

    12/09/2023

  • Language

    English