• Director(s)

    Wim Wenders

  • Production Year

    1987

  • Release date

    24/06/2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Fantasy, Romance

  • Approx. running minutes

    129m

  • Cast

    Peter Falk, Curt Bois, Otto Sander, Solveig Dommartin, Bruno Ganz

Film

Wings Of Desire

images of real dead bodies, suicide, domestic abuse, strong language

WINGS OF DESIRE is a German language fantasy drama, from 1987, in which an angel who watches over the people of Berlin longs to be a mortal.…

WINGS OF DESIRE is a German language fantasy drama, from 1987, in which an angel who watches over the people of Berlin longs to be a mortal.

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violence
During a montage of moments depicting the lives of Berliners, a man pushes a woman over in a scene of domestic abuse.
language
The film features infrequent strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bastard', 'asshole', 'shit', 'Jesus', 'God' and 'hell'.
injury detail
There is brief newsreel footage of war-torn Berlin which shows the bodies of bomb victims on a pavement, including real images of dead children and a dead baby.
suicide and self-harm
In one scene, a man jumps to his death. There are also verbal references to suicide.
additional issues
In one scene, actors on a film set are dressed as Holocaust victims and have stars of David sewn in to their clothes. Following an accident, a man has a bloody nose. Later a man has blood on his head which is briefly shown in close up. There is also brief natural breast nudity, as well as infrequent mild sex references.

  • Director(s)

    Wim Wenders

  • Production Year

    1987

  • Release date

    24/06/2022

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Fantasy, Romance

  • Approx. running minutes

    129m

  • Cast

    Peter Falk, Curt Bois, Otto Sander, Solveig Dommartin, Bruno Ganz

images of real dead bodies, suicide, domestic abuse, strong language
Classified Date:
14/06/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
violence
During a montage of moments depicting the lives of Berliners, a man pushes a woman over in a scene of domestic abuse.
language
The film features infrequent strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bastard', 'asshole', 'shit', 'Jesus', 'God' and 'hell'.
injury detail
There is brief newsreel footage of war-torn Berlin which shows the bodies of bomb victims on a pavement, including real images of dead children and a dead baby.
suicide and self-harm
In one scene, a man jumps to his death. There are also verbal references to suicide.
additional issues
In one scene, actors on a film set are dressed as Holocaust victims and have stars of David sewn in to their clothes. Following an accident, a man has a bloody nose. Later a man has blood on his head which is briefly shown in close up. There is also brief natural breast nudity, as well as infrequent mild sex references.
Classified Date:
21/06/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Recorded Releasing
Contains one use of strong language
Classified Date:
18/08/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Axiom Films Ltd.
Contains one use of strong language
Classified Date:
15/03/2007
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Anchor Bay Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
22/09/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Nouveaux Pictures
Classified Date:
19/09/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
British Film Institute Ltd
Classified Date:
13/06/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd

  • Classified date

    14/06/2022

  • Language

    German