• Director(s)

    Paul B Preciado

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

  • Cast

    Arthur, Emma Avena, Amir Baylly

Film

Orlando: My political biography

discrimination, sexual violence references, sex references, strong language

An insightful documentary exploring stories of the transgender experience in the modern day, making comparisons to Virginia Woolf’s Orlando. Thematic focus on discrimination results in some upsetting scenes. …

An insightful documentary exploring stories of the transgender experience in the modern day, making comparisons to Virginia Woolf’s Orlando. Thematic focus on discrimination results in some upsetting scenes.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

nudity

suicide and self-harm

sexual violence and sexual threat

  • Director(s)

    Paul B Preciado

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

  • Cast

    Arthur, Emma Avena, Amir Baylly

discrimination, sexual violence references, sex references, strong language
Classified Date:
25/03/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Picturehouse Entertainment
violence
In a scene illustrating attributes of masculinity and how transitioning equates to becoming disarmed, a person visits a weapons store and examines guns and rifles.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'putain', 'shit', 'damn').
sex
In one scene, a person's face and clothed body is stroked by three characters. One character's hand briefly moves below frame in an implied masturbation reference; however, there is no strong sexual detail. There are verbal references to a person choosing sex work, and to violence encountered by sex workers who have transitioned.
discrimination
There are verbal references to transphobia. In one scene, a person refers to transphobia suffered by sex workers who were shot and beaten due to their gender transition status. In another scene, a psychiatrist uses perjorative language whilst questioning a person's non-binary status. The film deals in a sensitive, sympathetic and empathetic fashion with the challenges faced in gender transition. Accordingly, discrimination is challenged and not condoned by the work as a whole.
drugs
In a scene making a wider point about the difficulty in obtaining prescribed medication, oestrogen and progesterone are handed out to people in a doctor's waiting room. Testosterone is subsequently injected into a patient's buttocks in masked and undetailed fashion. Given the specific and stylised context concerning the lack of wider availability of vital medication, the scene does not accordingly promote or encourage drug misuse.
nudity
In one scene, there is brief natural, non-sexual breast nudity.
suicide and self-harm
There is an undetailed reference to a person taking their own life, and to her body being discovered several days later.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed verbal references to a person who was raped as a child by her brother. A person reports that they were raped; however, there is no graphic description. A person speculates that a character may have been raped.
theme
There are verbal references to depressive episodes and prescribed medication, as well as to body dysphoria.
discrimination, sexual violence references, sex references, strong language
Classified Date:
02/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Picturehouse Entertainment
violence
A person inspects weapons in a gun shop.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’) as well as use of milder terms including ‘putan’, ‘bitch’, ‘shit’ and ‘ass’.
sex
People in sexualised attire are seen sensually running their hands over a sleeping person, impressionistically representing their sexual thoughts. Verbal references are made to sex work.
discrimination
People discuss transphobia they have faced, including when a person refers to violence they have suffered for speaking out. Discrimination throughout is clearly challenged and condemned by the film as a whole.
drugs
Prescription drugs are shared out to those who have not been prescribed by a doctor, including when a person injects testosterone into the body of another.
nudity
There is brief natural nudity.
suicide and self-harm
An implied reference to suicide is made, when a person discusses a dead body being found.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Infrequent references are made to sexual violence, though there is little verbal and no visual detail.
theme
People discuss dealing with body dysphoria, which went undiagnosed when they were younger. There are references to mental health issues, including when a person is described has having gone through depressive episodes.
Classified Date:
07/03/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Picturehouse Entertainment

  • Classified date

    02/01/2025

  • Language

    French