The Piper | Australian Classification

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Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)

Strong horror themes

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Films

A young composer is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened: The Pied Piper.

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The Piper is a U.S. horror film in which Rebecca, a young composer, is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto.

Themes

The film contains supernatural and horror themes related to an evil monster, The Piper, which manifests itself through jump scares and materialises in the world through a specific music piece. It also contains occasional viscera and brief injury detail, as well as a sense of threat and menace throughout.

Violence

The film contains supernatural violence in the form of an evil-controlled hand implicitly piercing through eardrums in a dimly-lit scene with accompanying blood detail.

Language

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

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Industry details

Classification date

19 January 2024

Year of production

2023

Classification

MA 15+

Consumer advice

Strong horror themes

Category

Films

Category detail

Film Other

Media type

DVD, BluRay

Version

ORIGINAL

Duration

96 minutes

Director/Creator

Erlingur Thoroddsen

Producer

Jeffrey Greenstein | Bernard Kira | Yariv Lerner | Tanner Mobley | Les Weldon | Jonathan Yunger

Production company

Millennium Media

Country of origin

USA

Language

ENGLISH

Applicant

STUDIOCANAL PTY LTD

File number

T23/21906

Classification number

CLAS-299065

Alternative titles

Not Specified

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