• Director(s)

    Roland Emmerich, Marco Kreuzpaintner

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

  • Cast

    Anthony Hopkins, Iwan Rheon, Sara Martins

TV Show

Those About to Die

THOSE ABOUT TO DIE is a historical action drama series; in this episode, Kwame prepares to fight Flamma in gladiatorial combat.…

THOSE ABOUT TO DIE is a historical action drama series; in this episode, Kwame prepares to fight Flamma in gladiatorial combat.

  • Director(s)

    Roland Emmerich, Marco Kreuzpaintner

  • Production Year

    2024

  • Genre(s)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

  • Cast

    Anthony Hopkins, Iwan Rheon, Sara Martins

strong violence, sex, language
Classified Date:
30/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of strong violence include a man slashing a man's throat, leading to blood spurting detail.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'piss', 'arse' and 'damn'.
sex
A scene of strong sex includes sexual moaning, thrusting detail and breast nudity. There is also a scene at a brothel which includes implied oral sex, sexual moaning and breast nudity.
additional issues
It is implied that a man ends his life by standing in front of galloping horses. There is sexual threat when a man grabs a frightened woman intending to 'have fun' with her, but the scene is brief.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
30/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of strong violence include a man slashing another man's throat, leading to blood spurting detail.
language
The episode features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'whore, 'shit', 'bloody' and 'hell'.
additional issues
There is brief sexual threat when an enslaved woman is put up for auction and referred to as a virgin. It is implied that horses have been intentionally hurt and one is shown lying on the ground, but there is no strong detail.
strong violence, injury detail, sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
30/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Opponents fight in an arena with swords and shields, leading a man to cut off another's limbs with his blade, producing large amounts of blood.
sex
In a bathhouse scene, it is implied a woman has been performing fellatio on a man, though this occurs off-screen. There are allusions to sex work and virginity.
injury detail
Severed limbs are seen in the aftermath of violence, with some gory and bloody detail.
nudity
Women are seen with their breasts exposed, including during scenes with a sexual context.
additional issues
There are moments of threat, including when a volcano rumbles ominously, and when a man is intimidated by a group of attackers, one of whom wields a knife. Mild bad language ('shit', 'bastard', 'ass') is used.
strong language, violence, sex
Classified Date:
31/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Strong violence includes heavy beatings, neck-breaks and stabbings, with sight of bloody aftermath injury detail.
language
There is strong language (‘f**k’), as well as moderate (‘whore’) and milder terms, ‘pimp’, ‘shit’, ‘arse’, ‘bastard’ and ‘damn’.
sex
Scenes of strong sex feature nudity, thrusting, and implied oral sex and masturbation. There are also moderate verbal sex references.
additional issues
Scenes of moderate threat include an attack by a wild animal. There are demonstrations of historical Antisemitism as people from the ancient lands of Judea are abused and demeaned by their Roman conquerors. There is a passing suicide reference.
strong violence, injury detail, language, sex
Classified Date:
29/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Gladiatorial combat include scenes in which fighters are slashed and stabbed, accompanied by blood spurts.
language
Strong language ('f*k') occurs, as well as milder terms (for example, 'whore', 'shit', 'arse').
sex
Brief sex scenes observed in a brothel include sexualised nudity, and implied below frame fellatio.
injury detail
A gladiator hacks off another man's leg, followed by brief close-up sight of the gory severed limb. There is also blood in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
There are scenes of threat, and gladiators are told they will die during armed combat. There is brief aftermath sight of a body hanging.
strong violence, sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
31/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Two men engage in a brutal, bloody fistfight during which one of them is battered repeatedly in the face and his leg is broken deliberately.
nudity
There is strong sexualised breast and buttock nudity in a scene establishing sexual activity.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language (‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘bastard’, ‘piss’ and ‘shit’. There is moderate knife threat, as well as scenes in which a man is thrown from the chariot he is driving during a race and a man is trapped in a burning room. Moderate verbal sex references include remarks about orgies and virginity. There are demonstrations of historical Antisemitism as people from the ancient lands of Judea are abused and demeaned by their Roman conquerors.
strong injury detail, violence, sex, language, sexual assault
Classified Date:
31/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A gladiator slashes and stabs his opponent during a sword fight. A character stabs a man in the neck, with accompanying large blood spurts. A prolonged dimly-lit fight scene features impactful blows, biting and use of improvised weapons.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by moderate (‘whore’) and milder terms such as 'bastard', 'piss' and 'shit'.
sex
Scenes of strong sex occur, including a group sex dynamic, vigorous thrusting detail and sexual moaning. There is also sexualised female nudity and use of the term ‘f**k’ in the sexual sense.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman makes physical sexual advances towards another female character who appears visibly distressed by the encounter. However, their behaviour is presented negatively and is immediately challenged.
injury detail
A large bone fragment sticks out of a person’s shin. A man discovers a severed head lying on a bed during a dimly-lit scene.
additional issues
Characters drag a man out of a burning building. Drivers and horses tumble across the ground during a high-speed chariot race.
strong violence, injury detail, sex
Classified Date:
30/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man’s throat is slashed and another is strangled to death in bed. A character is trampled across his back by horses. Several people are shot with arrows, resulting in splashes of blood. There is a stabbing, but this is hidden from view. A woman is pinned to a wall by the throat, but escapes, and a man is punched in the face.
sex
A naked couple passionately kiss and caress on a bed, with sight of male buttock nudity. There are other undetailed verbal references to sexual activity and implied sex.
injury detail
There is sight of blood in the aftermath of violence and accidents. There is close-up focus on a man's bloody wound.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', and 'ass'. A man tries to claim a woman as his 'property', but her companion prevents him from doing so. A man tries to attack another with a hammer, and there are scenes of knife threat. Characters take part in a high-speed, dangerous chariot race.
strong violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
31/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A villainous character orders his guards to cut out a prisoner's tongue during a darkly-lit scene. This is accompanied by sight of a severed tongue and bloody aftermath detail. A trio of male characters repeatedly stab a woman, however, this lacks visual detail.
injury detail
A chariot driver lands on a wooden stake during a dangerous race, resulting in sight of his bloodied, impaled torso. A person picks up a severed limb in the aftermath of a fatal animal attack.
additional issues
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by moderate ('son of a bitch', 'whore') and milder terms such as 'bastard'. Crocodiles are released into an amphitheatre and stalk a group of imprisoned characters. A woman apologises for making off-screen sexual advances towards another female character. Guards prohibit female spectators from entering a specific part of an amphitheatre; this sexist behaviour is challenged and indicative of the historical period in which the series is set.
strong violence
Classified Date:
29/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
People are stabbed and slashed during gladiatorial bouts. A lion breaks free and gores people to death. There are accompanying blood spurts, as well as subsequent scenes of wound detail. There is also a prolonged scene in which a person is suffocated to death.
additional issues
There is infrequent strong strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms ('shit'). There are also scenes of threat, as well as mild verbal sex references.
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Classified Date:
25/07/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Classified Date:
08/07/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
LEAP
Classified Date:
26/06/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
LEAP

  • Classified date

    29/07/2024

  • Distributor

    Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

  • Language

    English