Why is “Anemone” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “language throughout.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes descriptions of sexual assault on a child, crayon drawings of violence and people being shot and killed, descriptions of war and revolution, descriptions of injuries caused by an explosion, a fistfight between two men, discussions of a teen boy beating up another teen boy, discussions of abandonment, a freak hailstorm, several arguments and at least 53 F-words and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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A man (Daniel Day-Lewis) becomes reclusive after fighting during the struggles in Northern Ireland and leaves his family to live in an isolated cabin in a forest. Also with Sid Akbar, Sean Bean, Samuel Bottomley, Lewis Ian Bray, Paul Butterworth, Karl Cam, JP Conway and Angus Cooper. Directed by Ronan Day-Lewis. [Running Time: 2:01]

Anemone SEX/NUDITY 4

 – A man talks about meeting a priest as an adult and remembering that the priest had sexually assaulted him when he was a child; the man describes unfastening his pants and standing over the priest before defecating on him.
► A teen girl kisses a teen boy’s bruised hand. A man and woman touch their foreheads together tenderly. Two men embrace in a few scenes. A man has a dream and sees a woman floating at the foot of his bed.
► A man sees a large glowing creature standing at the side of a pool of water and we see a face, and an outline of male genitals. Two men bathe in a stream and we see them shirtless (their bare chests, abdomens and backs are seen). Two men are shirtless and swim in the ocean (we see bare chests, abdomens, and backs). A man wears a shirt and underwear as he climbs into bed (we see his bare legs to the hips). A teen girl’s top reveals her bare abdomen.

Anemone VIOLENCE/GORE 5

 – Opening credits are accompanied by crayon drawings of violence and people being shot and killed (we see people lying in puddles of blood) and blown up (we see severed limbs being thrown into the air). A man describes fighting in a military context and describes a munitions site blowing up, and tells of the injuries suffered by the two people inside; he says that a severely wounded person (described as his innards being spilled out and another man’s teeth embedded in his head) pleaded for the man to shoot him and he did. A man punches another man in the face, they tussle and punch each other, they elbow each other and fall to the ground where one punches the other in the face a couple of times and he lies still, but revives.
► A man aims a gun at something unseen, his hands shake, he shoots and we hear a screech (we do not see the result). A man hears a sound outside his cabin and arms himself with an ax; he hears another sound, puts the ax down, and opens the cabin door where another man enters. A woman crosses a street and a car honks at her. Large blocks of ice fall from the sky in a storm; one breaks a window and another falls through an open window while car alarms sound and power lines spark.
► A man rides a motorcycle and then walks through an isolated forest to find another man. Storms loom in a few scenes with wind blowing and trees swaying. A teen boy cries in his room and his mother consoles him. Two men dance wildly after drinking a bottle of liquor. A man sees a large glowing creature standing at the side of a pool of water and we see a face, an outline of organs as we hear a heartbeat, and an outline of male genitals.
► An EMT dispatch operator talks to a person on the phone advising them to not remove an injured person’s helmet or move him; she says, “I know there’s a lot of blood.” A man talks about meeting a priest as an adult and remembering that the priest had sexually assaulted him when he was a child; the man describes unfastening his pants and standing over the priest before defecating on him. A man talks about his father hitting him with a belt. A teen boy talks about really hurting someone after he said something derogatory about the teen’s father. A man teases another man about having soiled underwear. A teen boy is shown with bloody and bruised knuckles and people talk about him fighting with another teen and that he “nearly murdered him.” A man says, “We didn’t have much luck with fathers.” A teen boy asks his mother why his father left them.
► A man sees a giant fish with a bloody gash in its abdomen float by in a stream. A swirl of blood and matter is seen in what looks like milk and blood splatter is seen on a windowpane (we don’t know what this is from).

Anemone LANGUAGE 10

 – About 53 F-words, 6 sexual references, 8 scatological terms, 2 anatomical terms, 7 mild obscenities, name-calling (that lad, twat, bastard, nutter, sad old bugger, bugger, coward, weak, have you gone soft, in a twist, fat head, unfit, miserable, pig-headed, cheeky, lost souls, nut house, invisible man, old man, pig ignorant, exquisite agony, stupid cow), 9 religious exclamations (e.g. in Jesus’ name, God, oh Lord, Godless youth, Amen, Hail Marys, merciful, Bless You brother, people pray in a few scenes). | profanity glossary |

Anemone SUBSTANCE USE

 – Two men drink a bottle of liquor and appear inebriated, and two men drink beer in a pub. A teen boy and a teen girl share a cigarette.

Anemone DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Northern Ireland, sexual assault, war crimes, AWOL, faith, family, absolution, isolation, grief, sexual assault.

Anemone MESSAGE

 – It is important for families to stay together.