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.
The Swing Kids of the title are teens in 1939 Munich who
are enraptured by the life-affirming rhythms of American swing music while rejecting the
hate message of Adolf Hitler.
SEX/NUDITY 1 - No nudity, except for female breasts depicted on a set of
old-time "racy" picture postcards.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - Violence occurs with great regularity. A man is shot while
fleeing from the Gestapo, there are several gang-type beatings and a couple of all-out
brawls. A boxing match turns savage and brutal and a musician is severely beaten by a gang
of Hitler Youth. Though none of the violence is graphically explicit, neither is it
"fake" movie violence. The director manages to convey the true pain of the
violence involved.
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PROFANITY 5 - The F-word is invoked once, and it's addressed to a Nazi. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Loyalty and friendship. Resolve and basic humanity are all
examined and put to the test. The viewer is given a taste of how the barriers of right and
wrong can be obscured through expert manipulation.
MESSAGE - We must constantly be on guard against corrupting influences.
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