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Based on a true story, a down-on-his-luck man obsessed with
building a workable aircraft, and a wheelchair-bound, terminally-ill woman obsessed with
losing her virginity, hesitantly become friends. With Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth
Branagh, Gemma Jones, Holly Aird and Ray Stevenson. [1:40]
SEX/NUDITY 6 - Lots of sexual innuendo and a couple of chaste kisses. In an
extended scene, a male prostitute lays a woman on a bed, removes all of their clothing
(her bra, his bare chest and the front of his underwear are seen), lies on top of her,
kisses her face and neck and runs his fingers between her bra-clad breasts; she begins
crying and screaming, and he jumps off the bed when someone enters the room (he covers his
genitals with his hands and we see his bare backside as he leaves). We hear loud moans of
people having intercourse, then see that a woman is watching a nude couple having
intercourse on her computer screen (we see this at a distance and although we can tell the
couple is nude, we can't distinguish any body parts). A man touches a woman's
chest to see if she's still alive and she screams "Rape!" A woman asks a
man to help her lose her virginity and he arranges for a male prostitute to have
intercourse with her. Twice, we see a man and woman in bed together, but no sex is
involved (the woman is nude but covered in both scenes and the man is nude but covered in
one scene). We see a painting of a nude man (his genitals are barely visible) and a
picture of a bare-chested man on a computer screen. A woman wears a cleavage-revealing
dress.
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - A plane crashes from a very low altitude. A woman hits her
head but isn't injured as she's being lifted out of a car. A man threatens a
woman with a gun and a man pulls a woman by her arm. During a narrative voice-over, we see
a man throwing things on the ground and ripping posters off a wall while he's yelling
at a woman. We see a clogged toilet with lots of brownish goo inside.
PROFANITY 8 - About 35 F-words, a few anatomical references, several
scatological references, a mild obscenity, and some British slang terms. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Terminal illness, muscular disease, obsession, failed
relationships, community service, virginity, prostitution, death.
MESSAGE - Having a loving friendship can be life's most satisfying
reward; disabled people have the same desires and needs as others.
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