• Director(s)

    Sam Mendes

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    115m

  • Cast

    Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones

Film

Empire Of Light

racism, strong language, sex

EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a UK drama, set in the early 1980s, in which the duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee.…

EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a UK drama, set in the early 1980s, in which the duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee.

language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'wank', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'dickhead', 'dick', 'bloody', 'piss', 'shit', 'arse', 'tosser', 'God', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
sex
There are several scenes of sexual activity featuring thrusting and riding, but without graphic detail or nudity. There are also verbal references to oral sex and masturbation
discrimination
A Black man is subjected to verbal racist abuse, including uses of terms such as 'wog' and 'coon', as well as other implied forms of discrimination. He talks about previous experiences of racism and growing racial tensions across British society. In one scene, members of the National Front storm the cinema at which the man works, shout racist invective and attack staff, directing most of their violence at him as he is kicked and punched repeatedly, without strong detail, and suffers bruises and bloody injury to his face.
additional issues
A character who has spent time in a mental health facility stops using her medication, which leads to a return of erratic behaviour and angry outbursts that leave her in a distressed state. There is brief natural male buttock nudity.

  • Director(s)

    Sam Mendes

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    115m

  • Cast

    Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones

racism, strong language, sex
Classified Date:
30/12/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'wank', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'dickhead', 'dick', 'bloody', 'piss', 'shit', 'arse', 'tosser', 'God', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
sex
There are several scenes of sexual activity featuring thrusting and riding, but without graphic detail or nudity. There are also verbal references to oral sex and masturbation
discrimination
A Black man is subjected to verbal racist abuse, including uses of terms such as 'wog' and 'coon', as well as other implied forms of discrimination. He talks about previous experiences of racism and growing racial tensions across British society. In one scene, members of the National Front storm the cinema at which the man works, shout racist invective and attack staff, directing most of their violence at him as he is kicked and punched repeatedly, without strong detail, and suffers bruises and bloody injury to his face.
nudity
There is brief natural male buttock nudity.
theme
A character who has spent time in a mental health facility stops using her medication, which leads to a return of erratic behaviour and angry outbursts that leave her in a distressed state.
additional issues
A character who has spent time in a mental health facility stops using her medication, which leads to a return of erratic behaviour and angry outbursts that leave her in a distressed state. There is brief natural male buttock nudity.
racism, strong language, sex
Classified Date:
20/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'wank', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'dickhead', 'dick', 'bloody', 'piss', 'shit', 'arse', 'tosser', 'God', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'hell'.
sex
There are several scenes of sexual activity featuring thrusting and riding, but without graphic detail or nudity. There are also verbal references to oral sex and masturbation
discrimination
A Black man is subjected to verbal racist abuse, including uses of terms such as 'wog' and 'coon', as well as other implied forms of discrimination. He talks about previous experiences of racism and growing racial tensions across British society. In one scene, members of the National Front storm the cinema at which the man works, shout racist invective and attack staff, directing most of their violence at him as he is kicked and punched repeatedly, without strong detail, and suffers bruises and bloody injury to his face.
additional issues
A character who has spent time in a mental health facility stops using her medication, which leads to a return of erratic behaviour and angry outbursts that leave her in a distressed state. There is brief natural male buttock nudity.
Classified Date:
15/12/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Classified Date:
15/12/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Classified Date:
12/12/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Classified Date:
29/11/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Classified Date:
24/11/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Classified Date:
30/08/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
WDSMP UK
Classified Date:
20/02/2023
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment

  • Classified date

    20/02/2023

  • Language

    English