• Director(s)

    Ava DuVernay

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    123m

  • Cast

    David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey

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Selma

moderate violence, racist language, infrequent strong language

Dramatisation of the 1965 civil rights marches, from Selma to Montgomery, in support of equal voting rights. Racist language and attitudes occur in an educational and historical context.…

Dramatisation of the 1965 civil rights marches, from Selma to Montgomery, in support of equal voting rights. Racist language and attitudes occur in an educational and historical context.

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violence

language

sex

discrimination

injury detail

alcohol and smoking

threat and horror

drugs

  • Director(s)

    Ava DuVernay

  • Production Year

    2014

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    123m

  • Cast

    David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey

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moderate violence, racist language, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
15/12/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Productions LTD
violence
There are several scenes of moderate violence. These do not dwell on detail of violence, although there is some sight of blood and injuries after the event. For example, in one lengthy scene protestors clash with police, who use batons, whips and tear gas; after the clash, several people are shown with blood on their faces. In another scene, two protestors are beaten, with sight of blood flying from one man's mouth as he is kicked. Another man is shot, although there is no sight of the bullet impact, only a focus on his face as he dies.
language
Infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as various uses of milder terms, including 'son of a bitch', 'shit' and 'bastard'.
discrimination
Frequent use of racist terms, such as 'n****r' and 'negro', as well as discriminatory behaviour. Although racism is a major theme of the film, the film clearly condemns such attitudes and behaviour.
additional issues
There is also a scene in which an audio recording of people moaning in a sexual way is played, but no sex is shown.
moderate violence, racist language, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
08/05/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
violence
There are several scenes of moderate violence. For example, in one lengthy scene protestors clash with police, who use batons, whips and tear gas. In another scene, two protestors are beaten, with sight of blood flying from one man's mouth as he is kicked. Another man is shot, although there is no sight of the bullet impact, only a focus on his face as he dies.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as various uses of milder terms, including 'son of a bitch', 'shit' and 'bastard'.
sex
There is a scene in which an audio recording of people moaning in a sexual way is played, but no sex is shown.
discrimination
There is frequent use of racist terms, such as the 'n' word, as well as discriminatory behaviour. Although racism is a major theme of the film, the film clearly condemns such attitudes and behaviour.
injury detail
There is some sight of blood and injuries during and after violent clashes.
alcohol and smoking
There is sight of adults smoking, reflecting the 1960s setting.
additional issues
There is also a scene in which an audio recording of people moaning in a sexual way is played, but no sex is shown.
Classified Date:
11/05/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Classified Date:
10/12/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Productions LTD
Classified Date:
18/11/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Productions LTD
Paperwork Remarks:
Teaser Trailer
Classified Date:
11/05/2015
Version:
2D
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Physical media
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Pathe Distribution
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Additional material Audio description
Classified Date:
11/05/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
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Additional Material Moving Menu
Classified Date:
09/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Audio commentary with director Ava DuVernay cinematographer ...
Classified Date:
08/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Audio commentary with Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo
Classified Date:
08/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
08/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
08/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Selma
Classified Date:
08/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material

  • Classified date

    08/05/2015

  • BBFC reference

    AVF320764

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