Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Tom Georgeson, Michael Maloney, Joanna Scanlan, Shaun Parkes, Emma Kennedy, Syreeta Kumar, Andrew Simpson |
Director |
Richard Eyre |
Screenplay | Patrick Marber, from the novel by Zoe Heller |
Music | Philip Glass |
Cinematography | Chris Menges |
Editing | John Bloom, Antonia van Drimmelen |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Made in | 2006 |
Produced by | BBC Films, DNA Films, Scott Rudin Productions, UK Film Council |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium
Genre | Drama |
Language | Strong, frequent, in context |
Nudity | None |
Sex | Some |
Violence | Mild |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Powerful drama with distinctly adult themes. Parents should be aware that the theme involves an inappropriate relationship between a teacher and pupil. |
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines. |
Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 15 | |
Die Burger Jeanne Hugo | 15 | |
Cape Times Carina Chocano | 10 | |
iAfrica.com Rebekah Kendal | 15 | |
The Citizen Bruce Dennill | 14 | |
Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 20 | |
BBC Stella Papamichael | 15 | |
Box Office Annlee Ellingson | 8 | |
eye Weekly Adam Nayman | 15 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli | 13 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers | 15 | |
ScreenIt | 13 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 2332 Netizens | 15 | |
Average .. 70% | 14 |