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Our take
David Cronenberg's MA 15+ drama follows a widower using grave-monitoring tech while grieving his wife. Strong sexual content, full nudity, a sex scene where a pelvis fractures, and violent beats such as grave vandalism and severed fingers all appear. Body-horror imagery and grief themes stay adult throughout. Best for mature viewers around 17 and up.
Uplifting themes
Love and memory still matter, though the story stays bleak and cautionary Grief pushes the lead into ethically troubling decisions
Story (may spoil tone)
Inconsolable since the death of his wife, prominent businessman Karsh Relikh invents a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated, and he sets out to track down the perpetrators.
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Violence Grave desecration, bloody fingers and injury imagery accompany the grie…
Grave desecration, bloody fingers and injury imagery accompany the grief plot
Language Frequent f-word use and other strong swearing
Frequent f-word use and other strong swearing
Sex / nudity A sex scene turns physically harmful as a pelvis fractures on screen
A sex scene turns physically harmful as a pelvis fractures on screen
Drugs / alcohol Wine and smoking show up around adult tech-venture scenes
Wine and smoking show up around adult tech-venture scenes
Frightening Body horror and corpse imagery create unsettling dread, not jump scares
Body horror and corpse imagery create unsettling dread, not jump scares
Self-harm / suicide Suicide references appear amid the mourning storyline
Suicide references appear amid the mourning storyline
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Decomposing bodies, amputated limbs and medical wounds dominate the bod…
Decomposing bodies, amputated limbs and medical wounds dominate the body-horror tone
Dangerous behaviour Grave tampering and reckless grief choices come across as destructive
Grave tampering and reckless grief choices come across as destructive
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health Obsessive grief and emotional breakdown drive how the protagonist choos…
Obsessive grief and emotional breakdown drive how the protagonist chooses
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement Widowhood, mourning and an inability to let go shape every scene
Widowhood, mourning and an inability to let go shape every scene
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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Talk after watching
- Grief can push people toward obsession. How do families honor loss without losing themselves?
- Technology promises connection to the dead. What ethical lines should science not cross?
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