Squaring the Circle

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Strong coarse language and a reference to suicide

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Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis is a documentary film following the album art design studio, Hipgnosis, who created some of the most iconic album covers of all time.

Themes

The film contains themes relating to relationship breakdowns, mental health and drug use. The film contains a visual reference to suicide in the form of a black and white photographic artwork.

Violence

The film contains brief images of violence in the form of riot police and protestors scuffling which is depicted in black and white archival footage. A stuntman is set on fire for an album artwork.

Sex

The film contains sex references including a black and white drawing of a couple having sex.

Language

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

Drug use

The film contains references to cannabis and LSD use. A man is depicted smoking a joint in an archival photograph.

Nudity

The film contains buttock nudity of children within the context of an album cover. Buttock nudity is also depicted in a black and white sketch for an album cover. The film depicts full frontal nudity of a woman in a bathtub within the context of a black and white photographic artwork. Her arm obscures her breast.

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Classification date

14 September 2023

Year of production

2022

Classification

MA 15+

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Strong coarse language and a reference to suicide

Squaring the Circle

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