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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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Melanie Griffith is cast as a tough cop who has to move in
with a community of New York Hasidic Jews in order to find out who killed one of their
members. She soon becomes enamored with their traditional values and Ariel (Eric Thal), a
gifted student who's primed to assume leadership of the community one day.
SEX/NUDITY 1 - One romantic kiss, but no nudity or sex.
VIOLENCE/GORE 5 - A cop is stabbed in the first scene, the shot is jerky
enough that you don't really see the stabbing, but you see the knife and then the cop in
an ambulance. We see a murdered body, after the fact. A young hasid is found murdered in
his jewelry store storeroom. Gunshots and a hoodlum dying in a car after it crashes
through a store front.
PROFANITY 5 - The full gamut of foul language, including the F-word, comes
from Griffith in the early scenes. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Religious beliefs, the strength of community, falling in love
and following one's heart vs. maintaining traditional values.
MESSAGE - The Hasidim are represented as an ideal traditional society which
has found the path to inner-peace. Closer examination reveals their communal family values
as patriarchal authoritarianism.
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Special Keywords: S1 - V5 - P5 - MPAAPG-13 |
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