NEVER LOOK AWAY

Type of media Video

Approved Running time 188m 55s

Ratings Info strong sex, nudity, threat

Genre(s) Drama, Thriller

Director(s) Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck

Cast includes Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl, Oliver Masucci, Hanno Koffler

Cut This work was passed uncut.

Ratings info

Ratings info publication date 03/10/2019

Note: The following text may contain spoilers

NEVER LOOK AWAY is a German drama thriller which follows the journey of an art student who escapes to West Germany during the GDR regime.

Sex: There are several scenes of strong sex which feature thrusting and sight of breast and buttock nudity.
Threat and horror: A scene of strong threat shows a group of women being forced to strip naked before entering a gas chamber. There are shots of the women struggling to breathe before collapsing. In another scene, a woman is taken away from her family against her will.

A scene of moderate violence shows two men being shot down, resulting in brief injury detail. There is sight of a man who has hanged himself, and there are also references to abortions and miscarriages. There is use of mild bad language ('asshole', 'shit'), as well as milder terms including 'hell' and 'God'.

Details

Title: NEVER LOOK AWAY
Year: 2019
Distributor(s): Modern Films
Classified date(s): 18/10/2019
Main language: German
Submitted run time: 188m 55s
BBFC reference: AVF375086
Remarks: Subtitled

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