• Director(s)

    Elliott Hasler

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    08/03/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

  • Cast

    Kirsten Callaghan, John Locke, Victoria Summer

Film

Vindication Swim

mild threat, language, scenes of sexual harassment

This inspiring British drama tells the story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel, and her struggles both in water and against the sexist and discriminatory attitudes of the 1920s.…

This inspiring British drama tells the story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel, and her struggles both in water and against the sexist and discriminatory attitudes of the 1920s.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

threat and horror

language

discrimination

alcohol and smoking

theme

sexual violence and sexual threat

violence

sex

  • Director(s)

    Elliott Hasler

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    08/03/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

  • Cast

    Kirsten Callaghan, John Locke, Victoria Summer

mild threat, language, scenes of sexual harassment
Classified Date:
08/02/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Relsah Productions Limited
threat and horror
During often gruelling swimming sequences, a woman find herself at risk of drowning, hypothermia, being struck by boats and jellyfish stings.
language
There is mild bad language ('bastard') as well as milder terms such as 'God' and 'hell'.
discrimination
A woman is subjected to the sexist behaviour and attitudes of the time, which are condemned by the work as a whole. There are also implied references to homophobia and discriminatory attitudes to non-British people, again set within a historical context.
alcohol and smoking
We see characters smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol.
theme
A man talks about the death of his son in an accident at sea and there are undetailed references to mental health concerns.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is sexually harassed by her boss, who talks about ‘stealing a kiss’ from her and who makes an unwanted advance upon her which she finds threatening; he angrily stops when she recoils. Men wolf whistle at a female swimmer as she trains.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
mild threat, language, scenes of sexual harassment
Classified Date:
05/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Relsah Productions Limited
language
There is mild bad language ('bastard') as well as milder terms such as 'God' and 'hell'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman is sexually harassed by her boss, who talks about ‘stealing a kiss’ from her and who makes an unwanted advance upon her which she finds threatening; he angrily stops when she recoils. Men wolf whistle at a female swimmer as she trains.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
A woman is subjected to the sexist behaviour and attitudes of the time, which are condemned by the work as a whole. There are also implied references to homophobia and discriminatory attitudes to non-British people, again set within a historical context. A man talks about the death of his son in an accident at sea and there are undetailed references to mental health concerns. We see characters smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol.
Classified Date:
05/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Relsah Productions Limited

  • Classified date

    08/02/2024

  • Language

    English