Severe
223 of 348 found this severe
A woman makes a man pleasure herself for about a minute and a half. No nudity.
A female slave is raped by her male master. Her breast is briefly visible.
A woman is tied to a post and stripped naked before being violently whipped (see violence & gore). Her breast and buttocks and briefly seen. Not done for sexual purposes.
A scene where a group of slaves bathe outside--full frontal and rear nudity seen; male and female; full bodies seen (no closeups).
In a slave market, the slaves are sold nude so that their potential buyers can inspect them. Male & female full-frontal nudity.
Severe
179 of 204 found this severe
A drunk man makes multiple threats to many slaves in the movie. Most of the time he has a knife.
One man kicks another man a few times, but is then tackled and hit several times. No blood or gore.
R violence type: blood and graphic.
A woman is whipped on the back numerous times. The camera angle is usually opposite to the actual contact But we can still see the graphic wounds, whipping sounds, pained faces and even blood mist and skin spraying from the most savage hits. We even see gilmpses of bone each time a piece of skin is striked off.
A woman who has been whipped is cared for by other slaves. The wounds on her back are visible and she winces and cries as they clean them.
A man is hit on the back with a wooden club-pan multiple times bloodlessly.
A woman's face/eye is scratched, possibly with a razor. Difficult to tell which, as it's brief and seen from a distance.
A man is hanged by the neck on his toes for an extended scene before the rope is cut down.
A man is stabbed once with a knife. Minimal blood.
In one scene, a few slaves are hanged and we see their bodies convulse briefly.
Severe
155 of 213 found this severe
A man sings an old slave song called "Run, Nigger, Run," for an extended time.
'Damn' is said at least three times. 'Goddamn' is said at least twice.
'Bastard' is said a small number of times. Minimal uses of 'Shit' and 'Bitch' too.
'Fuck' is said at least once.
'Hell' is said once.
74 total uses of "n****r" throughout.
Mild
114 of 174 found this mild
A man frequently appears intoxicated, which fuels his abuse and torment of the slaves
Several characters drink casually throughout the film.
A man says he has been fired once for having alcohol problems.
Severe
172 of 203 found this severe
The whipping, beating, and face-damage scenes could all be hard to watch. The rape may upset some viewers.
Themes of racism throughout.