What we flagged
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A primary teacher clashes with a foul-mouthed, violent student and ends up holding him hostage at home. Frequent strong swearing includes the f-word and a rare c-word, plus a child injury with strong bone detail and sustained child peril. Fine with a parent from 15. Not for younger teens who find hostage stories or kids in danger upsetting.
Story (may spoil tone)
A struggling primary school teacher is forced to take drastic action because of a foul-mouthed, violent student, and uncovers how her community will turn a blind eye to the most outrageous events to preserve harmony and their sense of safety.
What we flagged
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Violence A teacher and pupil fight; a boy is knocked out and later held hostage…
A teacher and pupil fight; a boy is knocked out and later held hostage at home
Language Lots of strong swearing, mostly the f-word, plus a rare c-word and othe…
Lots of strong swearing, mostly the f-word, plus a rare c-word and other coarse terms
Sex / nudity An adult kiss/straddle beat plus sex talk
An adult kiss/straddle beat plus sex talk
Drugs / alcohol Party drinking shows up around the adult story
Party drinking shows up around the adult story
Frightening A child locked away, threats and dark comic dread about being found out
A child locked away, threats and dark comic dread about being found out
Child peril / abuse A primary-age child is injured, threatened and held hostage for long st…
A primary-age child is injured, threatened and held hostage for long stretches
Bullying / discrimination Kids get called names, with racism and cruel talk about disability in t…
Kids get called names, with racism and cruel talk about disability in the mix
Gore / death / weapons A child's broken bone breaks the skin, with clear blood focus after a f…
A child's broken bone breaks the skin, with clear blood focus after a fight
Dangerous behaviour Locking someone away and rough school fights are shown in a way kids mi…
Locking someone away and rough school fights are shown in a way kids might copy
Flashing lights We do not have enough information about flashing lights for this versio…
We do not have enough information about flashing lights for this version to confidently confirm.
Talk after watching
- When is a community wrong to look away because life got quieter?
- How should adults handle a child who keeps hurting others without crossing a line?
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