Belle And Sebastian: Next Generation | Australian Classification

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Parental Guidance (PG)

Mild themes and coarse language, some scenes may upset young children

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10-year-old Sebastien reluctantly spends his vacation in the mountains with his grandmother and aunt. Helping them with the sheep is hardly an exciting prospect for a city boy like him - but that is without considering his encounter with Belle, a huge dog mistreated by her owner. Ready to do anything to fight injustice and to protect his new-found friend, Sebastien will spend the craziest summer of his life.

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Belle And Sebastian: Next Generation is a French dramatic film in which a young boy named Sebastian befriends a dog named Belle when he embarks on a transhumance in the mountains with his grandmother and aunt. The film is in French with English subtitles.

Themes

The film contains scenes of implied animal abuse, depictions of accidents and scenes which contain a sense of threat to both human and animal characters.

Violence

The film contains depictions of characters shoving each other as well as scenes containing a threat of violence.

Language

The film contains use of the words "shit", "crap", "screw", "damn", "hell" and "butt".

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Industry details

Classification date

2 February 2023

Year of production

2022

Classification

PG

Consumer advice

Mild themes and coarse language, some scenes may upset young children

Category

Films

Category detail

Public Exhibition

Media type

DCP

Version

ORIGINAL

Duration

97 minutes

Director/Creator

Pierre Coré

Producer

Matthieu Warter | Sidonie Dumas | Clément Miserez

Production company

RADAR FILMS, GAUMONT, M6 FILMS, CANAL+, CINÉ+, W9, GULLI

Country of origin

FRANCE

Language

FRENCH

Applicant

ICON FILM DISTRIBUTION

File number

T23/18268

Classification number

CLAS-051632

Alternative titles

Belle et Sébastien: Nouvelle génération

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