Unlike the MPAA we do not assign
one
inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE
and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest,
depending on quantity and context.
Kevin Bacon stars as a basketball talent scout who finds a
potential superstar in a remote Kenya village.
SEX/NUDITY 1 - A male ball player touches a female ball player on the court,
on the rear and on the chest.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - Some on-court rough-housing. Bacon undergoes a ritual
which leads him to almost fall off a sheer cliff; he gets scraped up a bit in the process.
Part of the ritual involves being cut in the abdomen with a rather unsanitary-looking
knife. This is shown just off-camera, but another character undergoes the same ritual and
this cutting is shown on-screen, very briefly.
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PROFANITY 3 - Several scatological and anatomical references. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - A few insights into the workings of college basketball;
friction between the "modern" and "traditional" lifestyles in Kenya.
MESSAGE - Goals can be attained through determination.
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