What we flagged
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Our take
Sunshine Women's Choir follows inmates who bond over a sick newborn and form a choir. Expect prison fights, gambling talk, profanity, mild romance references, and tearful medical grief. The tone is sentimental and musical rather than graphic, but prison violence and adult themes suit teens more than children
Uplifting themes
Redemption, solidarity, and music as hope anchor the story Inmates model care for a child despite flawed pasts
Story (may spoil tone)
Inside a women's prison, four inmates form an unlikely bond with a newborn baby girl and create a choir to give her one final beautiful memory after she is diagnosed with an eye disease.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none.
Details
Violence Prison brawls and assault references appear in the correctional setting
Prison brawls and assault references appear in the correctional setting
Language Moderate profanity among inmates during conflict and banter
Moderate profanity among inmates during conflict and banter
Sex / nudity Romantic and intimacy references stay dialogue-level
Romantic and intimacy references stay dialogue-level
Drugs / alcohol Smuggling and substance mentions fit prison backstories
Smuggling and substance mentions fit prison backstories
Frightening Institutional tension and illness create emotional stress
Institutional tension and illness create emotional stress
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse A sick newborn is at the center of the inmates' choir and grief
A sick newborn is at the center of the inmates' choir and grief
Bullying / discrimination Hierarchy and inmate pecking order show prison power dynamics
Hierarchy and inmate pecking order show prison power dynamics
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling Betting talk appears briefly among inmates
Betting talk appears briefly among inmates
Grief / bereavement A baby's diagnosis drives the choir's urgent, tearful mission
A baby's diagnosis drives the choir's urgent, tearful mission
Talk after watching
- Women in prison create beauty for a baby who may not see long. What makes art healing?
- Found family replaces what incarceration took away. Who supports you outside biology?