Chosen Certification

Since our film falls into the category of ‘psychological thriller’ it would not be suitable for any young children to view. Our film covers some serious topics which some young children may find disturbing or confusing to understand.

Based on the British Board of Film Classification the film would classify for a 12. It doesn’t contain any drugs, nudity or sex and no harsh language. However, it does contain one use of moderate language which is acceptable. The film also contains dangerous behaviour in the form of Megan locking her boyfriend in the car, but this scene is kept brief and is not shown for a long period of time. This could also come under the heading of violence as well since Megan’s boyfriend had his mouth covered with duct tape. However, the process of Megan capturing her boyfriend is not shown in the film and no physical violence is ever portrayed. There is some discrimination amongst males but this is behaviour is not glamorised. The theme is also quite mature, too mature to be a PG, but it is enough for a teenage to handle which is why I have settled with the certificate of a 12.

Since our film is not too disturbing or offensive, a 12/12a certificate would allow anyone under the age of 12 to be accompanied by an adult to view it, making it the adult’s responsibility to judge whether the child is mature enough to handle the topics of the film. However, the British Board of Film Classification suggests that a 12a certificate is only applicable to a cinema screening so this could be up for debate whether this could be put into practise at a Film Festival as well.