Skint

threat and horror

There is a sustained and suspenseful sequence in which a woman is tied to a bed and gagged.

language

There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t'), accompanied by more frequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as other milder terms ('pussy', 'bitch', 'prick', 'whore', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'crap', 'bugger', 'bloody', 'arse', 'piss', 'sod', 'bastard', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'God').

drugs

There are verbal references to drug misuse and drug distribution, with mention of speed, amphetamines and benzodiazepines. Some references relate to teens and young people misusing and selling drugs.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A man recalls his experiences of being a teenager having to fend for himself and selling drugs as a means of keeping a roof over his head. He recalls being groomed by an older man, a known paedophile, who supplied him with various drugs and alcohol before sexually abusing him. The description of the sexual abuse itself is relatively discrete, but it is clear that the man is still working through the trauma of these experiences. In particular, the man expresses guilt at not intervening to save other young boys from the same fate, but also his apparent helplessness against older male 'predators' whose behaviour is enabled by others. There is repeated use of the term 'nonce'.

additional issues: Characters discuss their experiences of living in relative poverty and the damaging effects to their physical and mental health. A man looks back at his childhood, which implies neglect, abuse and abandonment. There are undetailed references to miscarriage and suicide. There is brief focus on the body of a dead animal at the side of a road. There are also moderate verbal sex references.

very strong language, strong threat, drug and child sexual abuse references

Classified Date:

25/10/2022

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Cosmic Cat

threat and horror

There is a sustained and suspenseful sequence in which a woman is tied to a bed and gagged.

language

There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t'), accompanied by more frequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as other milder terms ('pussy', 'bitch', 'prick', 'whore', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'crap', 'bugger', 'bloody', 'arse', 'piss', 'sod', 'bastard', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'God').

drugs

There are verbal references to drug misuse and drug distribution, with mention of speed, amphetamines and benzodiazepines. Some references relate to teens and young people misusing and selling drugs.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A man recalls his experiences of being a teenager having to fend for himself and selling drugs as a means of keeping a roof over his head. He recalls being groomed by an older man, a known paedophile, who supplied him with various drugs and alcohol before sexually abusing him. The description of the sexual abuse itself is relatively discrete, but it is clear that the man is still working through the trauma of these experiences. In particular, the man expresses guilt at not intervening to save other young boys from the same fate, but also his apparent helplessness against older male 'predators' whose behaviour is enabled by others. There is repeated use of the term 'nonce'.

additional issues: Characters discuss their experiences of living in relative poverty and the damaging effects to their physical and mental health. A man looks back at his childhood, which implies neglect, abuse and abandonment. There are undetailed references to miscarriage and suicide. There is brief focus on the body of a dead animal at the side of a road. There are also moderate verbal sex references.

Classified date

25/10/2022
Language

English

Director(s)

Cora Bissett, Corey Campbell, James Price and Lisa Clarkson, Jenni Fagan

Production Year

2022

Release date

04/11/2022

Genre(s)

Drama

Approx. running minutes

107m