• Director(s)

    Oscar Sansom

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    11/10/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary, Music

  • Approx. running minutes

    88m

  • Cast

    Shirley Manson, Robbie Williams, Joe Talbot

Film

Placebo: This Search For Meaning

strong language

Band members and celebrity fans explore the career and impact of rock band Placebo, including their music, their defiance in the face of discrimination and their past struggles with substance abuse.…

Band members and celebrity fans explore the career and impact of rock band Placebo, including their music, their defiance in the face of discrimination and their past struggles with substance abuse.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

injury detail

alcohol and smoking

threat and horror

  • Director(s)

    Oscar Sansom

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Release date

    11/10/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary, Music

  • Approx. running minutes

    88m

  • Cast

    Shirley Manson, Robbie Williams, Joe Talbot

strong language
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Abramorama
violence
There are references to band members receiving death threats.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), along with milder terms including 'wanker', 'shit', 'piss' and 'bloody'.
sex
There are occasional sex references, including sexualised use of the word 'f**k'.
discrimination
References are made to homophobia and transphobia, with illustrative clips of discriminatory attitudes in the 1990s and reclaimed use of the terms 'homo' and 'nancy boy'. Discrimination is clearly condemned.
drugs
Interviewees discuss their personal struggles with drug and alcohol abuse, including the initial appeal of substance abuse as well as the negative effects on themselves and those around them. The work as a whole clearly condemns substance abuse.
injury detail
A brief image from a music video appears to show a bloodied body.
alcohol and smoking
People drink and smoke, and there is discussion of alcoholism.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

  • Classified date

    03/10/2024