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John Gielgud, Morgan Freeman, Stephen Dorff, Simon Fenton, Fay Masterson, Alois Moyo, and Guy Witcher in The Power of One (1992)

Parents guide

The Power of One

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated PG-13 for some areas of strong violence

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    Moderate
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

None
3 of 5 found this to have none
An 18-year old P.K. shows a romantic interest in a girl named Maria who also shows one to him. They kiss and make out in one deleted scene but not in the final cut.
A breast-feeding baby is shown briefly. Childbirth is shown in a reserved manner.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
5 of 7 found this moderate
Pretty intense in some areas.
A man beats another man in the face, resulting in the loss of his eye.
A young man hangs a chicken from the ceiling and kills it with a rock. A seven-year-old boy is hung by his ankles by older boys from the rafters and is saved from being executed at the last minute by an interrupting adult.
A bunch of teenagers urinate on a small child.
A violent prison guard abuses an inmate.
A girl's intolerant father slaps her
The love interest is killed during a raid

Profanity

Mild
3 of 3 found this mild
Around 2-5 years of sh*t, and a couple uses of basta*d. other then that this movie is clean.
Used pretty sparingly. Almost constant use of the word "kaffir", which is African for "infidel."

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
1 of 2 found this mild

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
7 of 9 found this moderate
The first half of the film can be pretty intense, especially for younger viewers.
As a child, P.K. is urinated on by the older boys. One in particular, Jaapie Botha, is VERY cruel and seems to hate P.K. for almost no reason. He spits on him during a church service.
A very disturbing scene as Botha leading the students in a Nazi worship ceremony, where he kills P.K.'s pet chicken and tries to kill him the same way.

Certifications

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  • Australia
    • PG
  • Canada
    • PAManitoba
    • ANova Scotia
    • AAOntario
    • 13+Quebec
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • France
    • Tous publics avec avertissement
  • Germany
    • 12cut
  • Iceland
    • 16
  • Norway
    • 15
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Korea
    • 15
  • Spain
    • 13
  • United Kingdom
    • 12original rating
    • 15video rating
  • United States
    • PG-13certificate #31619

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