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A carpenter, his wife, and their child face supernatural targeting in a remote Roman-era Egyptian village in MA 15+ The Carpenter's Son (2025). Spiritual warfare erupts around them. Action violence and scary moments drive much of the story, with strong language in the mix. ClearAge puts it around 16 for teens ready for mature biblical horror.
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A remote village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces.
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Violence Bloody violence hits hard with stabbing, rock attacks, crucifixion imag…
Bloody violence hits hard with stabbing, rock attacks, crucifixion imagery, an attempted drowning, and a small baby placed on a fire. Biblical-horror staging carries those attacks
Language Dialogue uses b-word in its old sense of a child born outside marriage.…
Dialogue uses b-word in its old sense of a child born outside marriage. Modern strong swearing never runs through the film as a constant
Sex / nudity A woman bathing is seen nude from a distance at the side while a teen b…
A woman bathing is seen nude from a distance at the side while a teen boy watches discreetly. A nongraphic birth beat also appears in the story
Drugs / alcohol We did not see drugs in this one
We did not see drugs in this one
Frightening Heavy horror tone holds as possessed or zombie-like figures appear, sna…
Heavy horror tone holds as possessed or zombie-like figures appear, snakes get pulled from mouths, and spiritual warfare presses on. Sensitive kids will find that dread hard to shake
Child peril / abuse A baby is placed on a fire on screen, the boy at the center is hunted a…
A baby is placed on a fire on screen, the boy at the center is hunted and hurt, and he strikes another boy dead. Child harm is woven into how the story unfolds
Bullying / discrimination We did not see bullying in this one
We did not see bullying in this one
Gore / death / weapons Bite trauma takes a face off, corpses stay bloody, an umbilical cord is…
Bite trauma takes a face off, corpses stay bloody, an umbilical cord is cut with a knife, and wounds stay in close view. The gore is frequent. Parents will see it clearly
Dangerous behaviour We did not see dangerous behavior in this one
We did not see dangerous behavior in this one
Eating disorders / body image We did not see eating in this one
We did not see eating in this one
Mental health We did not see mental health in this one
We did not see mental health in this one
Gambling We did not see gambling in this one
We did not see gambling in this one
Grief / bereavement We did not see grief in this one
We did not see grief in this one
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 story centers on a remote village in roman-era egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces. What surprised you most?
- Heroes and villains may blur here. Can two sides of a conflict both feel understandable?
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