A Respectable Life (1979) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • A woman is accused of manslaughter in the very beginning of the film.
  • Two men fight at a subway station.
  • There is discussion of domestic violence.

Profanity

  • NOTE: In Swedish, English subtitles.
  • Strong words like "cunt," "shit" and variations of the word "fuck" are used.
  • Other words like "hell," "damn," "bitch," and "bastard" are also used.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • The whole film is centered around how drugs effect the lives of the people documented.
  • Pretty much every drug you can think of is discussed (or used) to some extent.
  • People smoke. People drink (and some get drunk).
  • A man is shown injecting drugs in a public bathroom multiple times.
  • Track marks are seen on various people.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • This documentary has a very dark and gritty atmosphere. Whatever your stance on drugs might be, some of the people you see using in this film end up in the hospital or dying of overdoses throughout the film, making the film even more real and intense.

Spoilers

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Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A main character of the trilogy, Stoffe, dies of heroin overdose.

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