Modelo 77

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Strong themes, violence, drug use and a scene of self-harm

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Modelo 77 is a Spanish prison drama that follows a young accountant, awaiting trial in 1977 for embezzlement, who joins a group of prisoners fighting for the rights and amnesty of prisoners in Barcelona's Modelo penitentiary. The film is in Spanish dialect with English subtitles.

Themes

The film follows inmates protesting over the rights and poor living conditions in a Spanish prison during the 1970s. Thematic content includes an extended scene of self-harm with accompanying blood detail, embezzlement, rioting, unsanctioned beatings, homophobic discrimination, corruption and a prison escape.

Violence

The film contains post-action visuals that are the result of violence, with associated blood detail. Characters are wounded and killed as a result of knife violence, beatings and prison riots using melee weapons.

Sex

The film contains verbal sexual references and sexualised imagery.

Language

The film contains use of the words, "f**k", "bitch", "bastard", "shit", "screw", "ass", "balls" and "damn".

Drug use

The film contains drug use and verbal drug references. A character injects an unknown drug, presumably morphine, into his arm.

Nudity

The film contains brief male nudity, including brief buttock and partially obscured male genitalia nudity as well as photographic images of female breast nudity.

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Classification date

13 June 2023

Year of production

2022

Classification

MA 15+

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Strong themes, violence, drug use and a scene of self-harm

Modelo 77

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