The Outwaters | Australian Classification

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Restricted (R 18+)

High impact themes and injury detail, blood and gore

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Poster image for The Outwaters

The Outwaters is an American horror/fantasy film, presented as found footage from camera memory cards belonging to a group of friends who venture into the Mojave Desert to shoot a music video, where they encounter mysterious and threatening phenomena.

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Drug use Mild impact
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Sex None

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More information about the content of this film

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The Outwaters is an American horror film in which a group of people filming a music video in the Mojave Desert are tormented by mysterious and threatening phenomena.

Themes

The film contains supernatural themes related to mysterious phenomena causing a character to self-mutilate, castrate and disembowel himself below screen. A character's severed penis is viewed in close-up as well as entrails dragging and hanging from a character's body in first-person perspective. Slimy worm creatures are viewed attacking a character who is covered in blood. Several decapitated heads are viewed on stakes.

Violence

The film contains implied violence in which characters are attacked off-screen, including the sounds of characters repeatedly being struck with an axe, screaming and flowing blood. Frequent post-action visuals depict character's naked blood-stained bodies.

Language

The film contains use of the words, "f**k" and "shit".

Drug use

The film contains verbal drug references.

Nudity

The film contains female breast and male buttock nudity. A character's severed penis is briefly viewed on the ground.

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Industry details

Classification date

29 May 2023

Year of production

2022

Classification

R 18+

Consumer advice

High impact themes and injury detail, blood and gore

Category

Films

Category detail

Film Other

Media type

DVD, BluRay, Online, SVOD, On Demand

Version

ORIGINAL

Duration

110 minutes

Director/Creator

Robbie Banfitch

Producer

Robbie Banfitch | Beau J. Genot

Production company

Fathom Film Company

Country of origin

USA

Language

English |

Applicant

Umbrella Entertainment Pty Ltd

File number

T23/19524

Classification number

CLAS-147194

Alternative titles

Not Specified

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