• Director(s)

    Joshua Weigel

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    129m

  • Cast

    Nika King, Demetrius Grosse, Elizabeth Mitchell

Film

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

child abuse theme, violence, language, suicide references, upsetting scenes

In this emotional drama, based on real events, a Texas couple inspire their community to take in children from the foster system. Though ultimately uplifting, the film deals with issues that some viewers may find distressing.…

In this emotional drama, based on real events, a Texas couple inspire their community to take in children from the foster system. Though ultimately uplifting, the film deals with issues that some viewers may find distressing.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

drugs

suicide and self-harm

sexual violence and sexual threat

theme

sex

  • Director(s)

    Joshua Weigel

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    129m

  • Cast

    Nika King, Demetrius Grosse, Elizabeth Mitchell

child abuse theme, violence, language, suicide references, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
16/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
KOVA
violence
An intense scene shows a woman being attacked and shot in front of her young children, although the visual detail is discreet. There are also scenes dealing with the theme of domestic abuse, such as one in which a social worker gives a presentation using photographs of abused children with swollen bruises on their faces and bodies. Other scenes show children being removed from neglectful homes. During a fraught confrontation, a struggling foster mother repeatedly spanks her foster daughter.
threat and horror
A woman is attacked in front of her terrified young children during a scene of moderate threat and violence. There are also sustained scenes in which people search anxiously for an at-risk teenager who has run away from home.
language
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ‘ho’, ‘ass’ and ‘hell’.
drugs
References to drug misuse, such as one to an abused child having been rescued from a 'crack den', are brief and infrequent.
suicide and self-harm
A scene implies - without graphic detail - that a child in a state of distress is attempting suicide. However, it is subsequently revealed that this is not the case.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are infrequent non-graphic references to child sexual abuse; for example, in a presentation by a social worker, a photograph of a small child with bruises on her face is accompanied by brief verbal references to her having been ‘pimped out’ by her mother. In another scene, a teenage boy tells a teenage girl, who has previously experienced sexual abuse, to take off her top; the scene then cuts to the boy leaving the room as the girl huddles on the floor and cries.
theme
The film concerns a community who take in troubled children from the foster system, many of whom have been subjected to domestic abuse. Children who were previously abused are shown struggling with the effects of these traumatic experiences, while other scenes show overwhelmed foster parents experiencing doubts or regrets about the responsibilities they’ve taken on. Further upsetting scenes include ones involving bereavement.
child abuse theme, violence, language, suicide references, upsetting scenes
Classified Date:
21/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
KOVA
violence
An intense scene shows a woman being attacked and shot in front of her young children, although the visual detail is discreet. There are also scenes dealing with the theme of domestic abuse, such as one in which a social worker gives a presentation using photographs of abused children with swollen bruises on their faces and bodies. Other scenes show children being removed from neglectful homes. During a fraught confrontation, a struggling foster mother repeatedly spanks her foster daughter.
threat and horror
A woman is attacked in front of her terrified young children during a scene of moderate threat and violence. There are also sustained scenes in which people search anxiously for an at-risk teenager who has run away from home.
language
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ‘ho’, ‘ass’ and ‘hell’.
drugs
References to drug misuse, such as one to an abused child having been rescued from a 'crack den', are brief and infrequent.
suicide and self-harm
A scene implies - without graphic detail - that a child in a state of distress is attempting suicide. However, it is subsequently revealed that this is not the case.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are infrequent non-graphic references to child sexual abuse; for example, in a presentation by a social worker, a photograph of a small child with bruises on her face is accompanied by brief verbal references to her having been ‘pimped out’ by her mother. In another scene, a teenage boy tells a teenage girl, who has previously experienced sexual abuse, to take off her top; the scene then cuts to the boy leaving the room as the girl huddles on the floor and cries.
theme
The film concerns a community who take in troubled children from the foster system, many of whom have been subjected to domestic abuse. Children who were previously abused are shown struggling with the effects of these traumatic experiences, while other scenes show overwhelmed foster parents experiencing doubts or regrets about the responsibilities they’ve taken on. Further upsetting scenes include ones involving bereavement.
Classified Date:
02/09/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
KOVA

  • Classified date

    21/10/2024

  • Language

    English