Young Soul Rebels

strong sex, nudity, racism, language, drug misuse, sexual threat

Classified Date:

28/03/2023

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

BFI Films

language

There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('cock', 'wanker', 'crap', 'arse', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'shit', 'piss', 'Christ', 'God' and 'damn'). There is also use of the middle finger gesture.

sex

Scenes of strong sex feature implied oral sex and masturbation. There are sequences in which people engage in sexual activity with others in woodland areas.

discrimination

Black characters are often harassed and mistreated by white characters. In one scene, a white detective aggressively questions a Black character in custody, using racist language ('coon', 'mongrel', 'half-breed'). Other racist terms include 'coloured'. There are also sequences involving racist violence, such as a punk rock concert being hijacked by white gangs throwing punches and Molotov cocktails. There are also scenes of homophobic behaviour, with directed and sometimes aggressive uses of discriminatory language ('poncey', 'batty boy' and 'poofter').

drugs

There are scenes of people smoking joints. There are also verbal references to the selling and consumption of drugs.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A white man violently attacks a Black man after initiating sexual activity with him in a woodland area. The attack is mostly depicted just out of frame.

nudity

There is sexualised buttock nudity during scenes of sex and occasionally outside of sexual activity. In other sequences, a man wears a T-shirt emblazoned with a print of two men with their penises exposed.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

Classified Date:

17/07/1991

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

B.F.I. Productions

strong sex, nudity, racism, language, drug misuse, sexual threat

Classified Date:

17/05/2023

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

BFI Video

language

There is strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('cock', 'wanker', 'crap', 'arse', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'shit', 'piss', 'Christ', 'God' and 'damn'). There is also use of the middle finger gesture.

sex

Scenes of strong sex feature implied oral sex and masturbation. There are sequences in which people engage in sexual activity with others in woodland areas.

discrimination

Black characters are often harassed and mistreated by white characters. In one scene, a white detective aggressively questions a Black character in custody, using racist language ('coon', 'mongrel', 'half-breed'). Other racist terms include 'coloured'. There are also sequences involving racist violence, such as a punk rock concert being hijacked by white gangs throwing punches and Molotov cocktails. There are also scenes of homophobic behaviour, with directed and sometimes aggressive uses of discriminatory language ('poncey', 'batty boy' and 'poofter').

drugs

There are scenes of people smoking joints. There are also verbal references to the selling and consumption of drugs.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A white man violently attacks a Black man after initiating sexual activity with him in a woodland area. The attack is mostly depicted just out of frame.

nudity

There is sexualised buttock nudity during scenes of sex and occasionally outside of sexual activity. In other sequences, a man wears a T-shirt emblazoned with a print of two men with their penises exposed.

flashing/flickering lights

This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

Classified Date:

17/09/2003

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ILC Prime Ltd

Contains strong sex

Classified Date:

02/03/1992

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Braveworld Ltd

Classified Date:

04/02/1992

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Braveworld Ltd

Classified Date:

15/07/1991

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

British Film Institute Ltd

Classified Date:

17/06/1991

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

British Film Institute Ltd

Classified date

17/05/2023
Language

English

Director(s)

Isaac Julien

Production Year

1991

Genre(s)

Drama

Approx. running minutes

105m

Cast

Valentine Nonyela, Mo Sesay, Dorian Healy