Sunflower | Australian Classification

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Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)

Strong coarse language

What do the ratings mean?

Poster image for Sunflower

In the outer suburbs of Melbourne, seventeen-year-old Leo leads a seemingly typical life, but guards a secret he's afraid to confront. Faced with the fear of rejection from those closest to him, Leo must navigate the uncertain waters of love and acceptance.

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Sex Moderate impact

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Sunflower is an Australian coming-of-age drama film in which a seventeen-year-old boy struggles to understand and embrace his sexuality.

Themes

The film contains themes of sexual identity, bullying, homophobia, family discord and features some injury detail. The film also contains use of derogatory homophobic language.

Violence

The film contains a scene of violent bullying featuring punching and kicking, along with verbal threats of violence.

Sex

The film contains verbal sexual references and innuendo, along with scenes featuring discreet sexual activity.

Language

The film contains use of the words, "c**t", "f**k" and its derivatives, "pussy", "shit", "bitch", "arsehole", "dickhead", "wanker", "piss", "bloody" and "hell". The film also contains the use of a crude middle finger gesture.

Drug use

The film contains verbal references to drug use and its after-effects, along with the implied consumption of a marijuana joint.

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Industry details

Classification date

6 March 2024

Year of production

2023

Classification

MA 15+

Consumer advice

Strong coarse language

Category

Films

Category detail

Public Exhibition

Media type

Online

Version

ORIGINAL

Duration

84 minutes

Director/Creator

Gabriel Carrubba

Producer

Zane Borg | Gabriel Carrubba

Production company

Pancake Originals

Country of origin

AUSTRALIA

Language

ENGLISH

Applicant

Radioactive Pictures

File number

T24/00836

Classification number

CLAS-434590

Alternative titles

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