• Director(s)

    Cheryl Dunye

  • Production Year

    1997

  • Release date

    31/05/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    85m

  • Cast

    Cheryl Dunye

Film

The Watermelon Woman

strong sex, nudity, language, drug misuse

A black lesbian filmmaker investigates a black actress from the 1940s frequently seen in stereotypical 'mammy' roles, in a quirky US comedy drama which playfully explores issues of racial and sexual discrimination.…

A black lesbian filmmaker investigates a black actress from the 1940s frequently seen in stereotypical 'mammy' roles, in a quirky US comedy drama which playfully explores issues of racial and sexual discrimination.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

nudity

theme

threat and horror

  • Director(s)

    Cheryl Dunye

  • Production Year

    1997

  • Release date

    31/05/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    85m

  • Cast

    Cheryl Dunye

strong sex, nudity, language, drug misuse
Classified Date:
29/04/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Peccadillo Pictures
violence
A woman is seen slapping the face of another in an old black and white film playing on a television.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms which include 'tramp', 'shit', 'balls', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'. There is use of the racial term 'n***a' in song lyrics.
sex
Two women have sex, with close-ups of breast fondling, kissing and caressing. There are undetailed verbal references to pornography.
discrimination
There are references to racial discrimination throughout the film, particularly in terms of stereotypical portrayals of black women in US cinema. There is use of the racist term 'n****r' by black women in reference to racist attitudes. A gay woman jokingly refers to another using the term 'bulldagger'. Characters occasionally display homophobic attitudes. Discriminatory behaviour is not condoned by the film.
drugs
People smoke and share marijuana joints.
nudity
There is sexualised female breast and buttock nudity.
theme
There are brief, undetailed references to mental health issues, including anorexia.
Classified Date:
25/11/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Dangerous To Know

  • Classified date

    29/04/2024

  • Language

    English