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Our take
Convicted killers are made to fight for a live-streamed show in The Condemned. The violence is the attraction, with guns, blades, explosives and bloody beatings. An attempted sexual attack and constant strong swearing make it harder still. We would wait until 16, even though the film questions the audience's appetite for this spectacle.
Uplifting themes
The film points a finger at audiences who cheer on violence as entertainment, and a few characters show loyalty. The message is lost in the carnage Jack sometimes steps in for others and is shown as the toughest fighter, but he is still a convicted killer who solves problems with force. No one here is a clean role model
Story (may spoil tone)
Jack Conrad is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.
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Violence Fighters hunt and kill each other with guns, blades, arrows, bombs, and…
Fighters hunt and kill each other with guns, blades, arrows, bombs, and bare hands. One man is beaten badly and then set alight, and the action stays rough through the middle and into the last third
Language Constant strong swearing, with dozens of f-words, plus the s-word and c…
Constant strong swearing, with dozens of f-words, plus the s-word and crude insults aimed at women. It is part of the aggressive tone
Sex / nudity A man grabs a woman's breast during an attack, and the camera lingers o…
A man grabs a woman's breast during an attack, and the camera lingers on cleavage and push-up bras. Characters also make crude remarks about women's bodies, with no sex scene
Drugs / alcohol A few bar scenes show people drinking, and one man has wine and a cigar…
A few bar scenes show people drinking, and one man has wine and a cigarette. A secret mission to destroy drug crops is mentioned in passing
Frightening Hunting, ambushes, and a bomb strapped to every contestant keep the pre…
Hunting, ambushes, and a bomb strapped to every contestant keep the pressure high. The sense that anyone can be killed at any moment makes it intense
Sexual violence A woman is attacked and the man tries to pull off her clothes, and a la…
A woman is attacked and the man tries to pull off her clothes, and a later scene implies a woman is raped in front of her partner. Some of the condemned also have sexual crimes in their past
Bullying / discrimination Several fighters are introduced with ugly labels, including a Klan memb…
Several fighters are introduced with ugly labels, including a Klan member, and racist stereotypes about Arab and Guatemalan men. Some contestants trade racist insults as part of how they are drawn
Gore / death / weapons A man is impaled on a post, a throat is slashed, and arrows, knives, an…
A man is impaled on a post, a throat is slashed, and arrows, knives, and gunfire leave bloody wounds. A woman is blown up by a device on her ankle, and bodies are left where they fall
Dangerous behaviour Deadly fighting is turned into a game show, and some of the hand-to-han…
Deadly fighting is turned into a game show, and some of the hand-to-hand moves and makeshift weapons could tempt younger fans to copy them
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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- The fights are shown to an online audience in the film. What did that say about why people watch violence?
- Jack is a convicted killer, but the film asks us to root for him. How did the film try to make us feel about him?
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