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Lee is a fact-based drama about photographer Lee Miller in World War II. You get wartime killing, Holocaust imagery, cigarettes and wine, strong language including the f-word, talk of sex, and a report of women raped and beaten. Suicide among the defeated is mentioned. Heavy history, not a romance. Older teens and adults
Uplifting themes
Miller insists on doing dangerous, necessary work when she is told not to A grounded way into a woman war correspondent and the camps she photographed
Story (may spoil tone)
The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
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Violence War: shootings, corpses, and the aftermath of camps. Historical, still…
War: shootings, corpses, and the aftermath of camps. Historical, still very hard to watch
Language Regular strong language, including the f-word, damn, and s-word
Regular strong language, including the f-word, damn, and s-word
Sex / nudity Talk of sex, sleeping with men, and a bedroom scene. Adult, not the cen…
Talk of sex, sleeping with men, and a bedroom scene. Adult, not the centre of the film
Drugs / alcohol Wine and cigarettes throughout the period setting
Wine and cigarettes throughout the period setting
Frightening War horror and camp discovery. Dread from history, not jump scares
War horror and camp discovery. Dread from history, not jump scares
Self-harm / suicide Suicide pacts and suicides in Berlin are discussed as the war ends
Suicide pacts and suicides in Berlin are discussed as the war ends
Sexual violence A wartime report that women were raped and beaten. Named as atrocity, n…
A wartime report that women were raped and beaten. Named as atrocity, not played as entertainment
Bullying / discrimination We did not see bullying in this one
We did not see bullying in this one
Gore / death / weapons Bodies and war damage. The photographs are the shock
Bodies and war damage. The photographs are the shock
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 Depression is named in an earlier life beat. War strain sits under the…
Depression is named in an earlier life beat. War strain sits under the later acts
Gambling We did not see gambling in this one
We did not see gambling in this one
Grief / bereavement Mass death and the duty to record it. Mourning on a historic scale
Mass death and the duty to record it. Mourning on a historic scale
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
- Why photograph horror instead of looking away?
- A woman fights to work in a war built by men. What barriers still sound familiar?
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