FREAK SHOW (2017)

FREAK SHOW (2017)
Type Feature
Approx. Running minutes 91
Release dates 22/06/2018
Ratings Info moderate violence, discrimination theme, sex references, strong language
Genre(s) Drama, Comedy
Director(s) Trudie Styler
Cast includes Alex Lawther, Abigail Breslin, AnnaSophia Robb, Ian Nelson, Celia Weston, Willa Fitzgerald, Laverne Cox, Larry Pine, Bette Midler, John McEnroe
Summary FREAK SHOW is a US comedy drama in which an eccentric teenager struggles to find acceptance at his conservative high school.
Cut All known versions of this work passed uncut.
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Ratings info
Ratings info publication date 12/06/2018
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
FREAK SHOW is a US comedy drama in which an eccentric teenager struggles to find acceptance at his conservative high school.
- Violence
A teenage boy is attacked by a gang of bullies, leaving him unconscious with streaks of blood on his face. In a later scene, two teens get into a brief fistfight.
- Discrimination
The main character is verbally and physically abused by his classmates, who use homophobic slurs (eg 'faggot', 'queer', 'homo', 'fudge-packer') and hurl projectiles at him in the school hallway. However, the film carries a resolutely anti-discrimination message.
- Sex
There is a scene in which it is implied a teenage boy has an erection in gym class, which causes him embarrassment. There are also references to anal sex.
- Language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), alongside milder terms like 'prick', 'bitch', 'dick', 'asshole', 'crap' and 'pissed'.
There is also an isolated reference to self-harm when a girl is described as 'a cutter for Christ'. An older character is depicted as being an alcoholic, and there is a reference to abortion.
Details
- Title
- FREAK SHOW
- Year
- 2017
- Formats
- Cinema, DVD
- Distributor(s)
- Miracle Communications Ltd,Network
- Classified date(s)
- 02/01/2019
- Main language
- English
- BBFC reference
- AZF362903