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Film adaptation of the classic Victor Hugo novel with Liam
Neeson and Geoffrey Rush and Valjean and Javert, respectively.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - Discussions of a woman having had sex and becoming pregnant.
References to prostitution and using sex to survive.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - A man is kicked several times and then beaten with rifles.
A woman is knocked to the ground and a man slaps a woman. A man smashes another man's head
against a wall. A man and woman are fired upon and a boy is shot. A woman is cut by a
sword and a woman is threatened with a gun. A gun battle leaves many people wounded or
dead; a cannon is fired into a group of people and several people are killed by firing
squad (some blood is evident). A man and a woman climb on a rooftop and nearly fall off. A
man commits suicide by drowning himself. A runaway carriage crashes.
PROFANITY 2 - One anatomical reference, several insults and mild
obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Stealing, poverty, prison, prostitution, determinism vs. free
will, unfair social and political conditions, obsessive behavior.
MESSAGE - Criminals are not born criminally inclined; they become criminals
due to poverty, hardships and society's indifference. A small act of mercy can have a
tremendously beneficial effect in someone's life.
