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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. |
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Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano and Josh Hamilton star in this
real-life drama -- infamous for an incident of cannibalism -- based on the book by Piers
Paul Read. The story follows a South American Rugby team after their plane crashes in the
Andes Mountains.
SEX/NUDITY 0 - None
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - No violence of the regular action movie type -- that is,
no fighting or shooting. However, the plane crash results in various unpleasant scenes of
gore. One man's leg is slit open, a steel rod goes through the stomach of another man.
Limbs are shown in a state of decay from gangrene. The pilot's head is shown against the
cockpit window, which is smeared with blood. There are glimpses of people sawing hunks off
dead bodies: both the dismemberment and consumption of dead bodies is lingered over by the
camera. There's nothing tasteful about cannibalism, so a lot of flinching is unavoidable.
PROFANITY 6 - Several F-words, and some lesser stuff. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Cannibalism and the moral issues associated with it.
MESSAGE - The human spirit is capable of achieving the near-impossible. The
end does justify the means when survival is at stake.
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Special Keywords: S0 - V7 - P6 - MPAAR |
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A CAVEAT: We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and some of our early standards were not as stringent as they are now. We therefore need to revisit many older reviews, especially those written prior to 1998 or so; please keep this in mind if you're consulting a review from that period. While we plan to revisit and correct older reviews our resources are limited and it is a slow, time-consuming process. |
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