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Restricted (R 18+)
High impact sex scenes and suicide references

What do the ratings mean?

Poster image for Scala!!!

A feature-length big screen documentary telling the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years in London. The film interviews former staff and programmers, audience members and features a multitude of clips of the films the Scala screened.

Why this classification?

  • Themes
  • Violence
  • Language
  • Drug use
  • Nudity
  • Sex
    Classification marking - Restricted R18+ (Square)

  • None
  • Very mild impact
  • Mild impact
  • Moderate impact
  • Strong impact
  • High impact
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Industry details

Classification date
Year of production
2023
Classification
R 18+
Consumer advice
High impact sex scenes and suicide references
Category
Films
Category detail
Accredited Classifier Decision - Film
Media type
Not Specified
Version
ORIGINAL
Duration
96 minutes
Director/Creator
Jane Giles | Ali Catterall
Producer
Alan Marke | Jim Reid | Andrew Starke
Production company
Anti-Worlds | Fifty Foot Woman Ltd | Channel X
Country of origin
UK
Language
ENGLISH
Applicant
RIALTO DISTRIBUTION PTY LTD
File number
T25/02196
Classification number
CLAS-741585
Alternative titles
Scala!!! or The Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits
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