• Director(s)

    Mike Leigh

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    31/01/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    97m

  • Cast

    Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber

Film

Hard Truths

infrequent strong language, moderate sex references

Two polar opposite sisters navigate the world in different ways in the wake of personal hardship. This contemporary British tragicomedy tackles serious topics such as grief, family disputes and healing. …

Two polar opposite sisters navigate the world in different ways in the wake of personal hardship. This contemporary British tragicomedy tackles serious topics such as grief, family disputes and healing.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

language

sex

discrimination

suicide and self-harm

theme

violence

threat and horror

drugs

  • Director(s)

    Mike Leigh

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    31/01/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    97m

  • Cast

    Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber

infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
Classified Date:
08/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('bitch', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'shit', 'balls', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Christ').
sex
A woman accuses a couple of leaving their DNA on a showroom couch. There are also references to sex work.
discrimination
There are references to police harassing black men.
suicide and self-harm
One man mocks another by sarcastically admonishing him not to kill himself. In another scene a woman expresses feelings of exhaustion and isolation and says she ‘want[s] it all to stop’.
theme
Characters visit their mother's grave. There are references to a woman finding her mother's dead body. There are frequent scenes in which a woman verbally berates her family and others.
infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
Classified Date:
15/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), a middle-finger gesture, and milder terms ('bitch', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'shit', 'balls', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Christ').
sex
A woman accuses a couple of leaving their DNA on a showroom couch. There are also references to sex work.
discrimination
There are references to police harassing black men.
suicide and self-harm
One man mocks another by sarcastically admonishing him not to kill himself. In another scene a woman expresses feelings of exhaustion and isolation and says she ‘want[s] it all to stop’.
theme
Characters visit their mother's grave. There are references to a woman finding her mother's dead body. There are frequent scenes in which a woman verbally berates her family and others.
Classified Date:
08/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Classified Date:
02/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal

  • Classified date

    08/10/2024

  • Language

    English