• Director(s)

    Sarah Pia Anderson

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime

  • Cast

    Octavia Spencer, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Beach

TV Show

Truth Be Told

TRUTH BE TOLD is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Poppy’s investigation has consequences for members of her own family. …

TRUTH BE TOLD is a US crime drama series; in this episode, Poppy’s investigation has consequences for members of her own family.

  • Director(s)

    Sarah Pia Anderson

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Crime

  • Cast

    Octavia Spencer, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Beach

strong language, brief violence
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed to death in his home by an intruder, with resulting bloody detail.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as other terms such as 'bitch' and 'God'.
additional issues
There is a scene of assisted dying. There is a moderate sex scene. Threat is also moderate. A prisoner reveals his Nazi tattoos to an African-American journalist. There is a brief reference to sexual violence in a male prison. There is a brief verbal reference to drug misuse.
strong language, bloody images
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’) as well as milder terms (‘crap’, ‘ass’, ‘shit’, ‘piss’, ‘bullshit’, ‘God’, ‘damn’).
injury detail
There is sight of blood on and around the bodies of characters who have been violently attacked, as well as on the knee of a young girl who has been injured.
additional issues
A man slams another’s head into the wall, and repeatedly hits him in the forehead with a wall mounted phone receiver. Characters are involved in a car crash which causes their vehicle to flip and roll. There are references to cancer and death, and the implication of a man's discriminatory attitude.
strong language, bloody images
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘hell’, ‘God’ and ‘damn’.
injury detail
A man lies in a pool of blood clutching a knife wound over his heavily bloodied clothing. Crime scene details include blood splatters on a wall and a large wound on a murder victim’s arm.
additional issues
There is a brief scene of moderate sex.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong language, threat, violence, bloody images, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man’s testicles are squeezed painfully before he is subjected to an undetailed attack by a dog, which leaves him with blood on his face. There are undetailed references to domestic abuse.
threat and horror
A character attempts to smother another person with a pillow.
language
There is strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’), as well as milder terms such as ‘shit’, ‘piss’, ‘ass’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘Jesus’, ‘Christ’, ‘hell’ and ‘damn’.
injury detail
A character suffering from cancer suddenly coughs up a large quantity of blood.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong violence, language, suicide
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are fleeting moments of strong violence in which a man's head is smashed against a wall and he is beaten with a telephone handset, resulting in sight of blood. A dog attacks a man, tearing at his sleeve.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'shit', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
suicide and self-harm
A man shoots himself in the head, with sight of blood spurting.
additional issues
There are undetailed verbal references to a man's historic acts of domestic abuse toward his daughter. A man drunkenly makes an unwanted advance on a woman, trying to kiss her. There are references to cancer.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
child sexual abuse references, racism, moderate violence, strong language
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
We see brief, undetailed images which imply one man has been stabbed by another in a darkly lit room, with fleeting sight of blood spatter.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms like 'shit', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
A white supremacist character says a black woman, who is not present, is descended from animals; his racism is not condoned by the show.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to historic child sexual abuse. There is a brief, undetailed flashback in which we see a man grab a girl in her home, a moment which is implied to be a precursor to this abuse.
additional issues
There is discussion of a man's suicide. There are references to bereavement and mental health concerns.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
references to sexual assault, strong bloody violence, language
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed repeatedly with a blade, resulting in sight of dripping blood and bloody clothes.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k') and milder terms like 'asshole', 'hell', 'God', and 'damn'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to the sexual abuse of a child. There are undetailed references to the rape or sexual assault of two men in prison but we do not see these acts. A man is forcefully pinned against a wall while his male attacker, fully clothed, rubs up against him in what appears to be an act of sexual assault.
additional issues
A woman is seriously ill with cancer and a man reveals he is suffering from a progressive brain condition. There are references to alcoholism and prescription drug misuse.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
strong bloody violence, language, references to child sexual abuse
Classified Date:
24/10/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed to death, resulting in blood spatter over walls and over his attacker. A man has his head bashed against a wall and is kicked and punched by a gang, but we only see mild scratches and bruising to his face.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') and milder terms like 'shit', 'ass', 'bitch', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are undetailed verbal references to the sexual abuse of a child.
additional issues
There is brief sight of a man shooting himself in the head, resulting in blood spurting. There are references to prescription drug misuse and to mental health issues. There are references to racism, but these are not directed at any characters. A man and woman have sex in a car, but this image is fleeting and undetailed, with no nudity.
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  • Classified date

    24/10/2022

  • Distributor

    Spirit Entertainment

  • Language

    English