Abigail
NZ release: 18 April 2024
Horror, offensive language, violence & drug use Rated on: 11 April 2024
What’s it about?
A group of criminals kidnaps the 12-year-old daughter of a powerful underworld figure. Their plan starts to unravel when they discover their young captive is actually a bloodthirsty vampire.
The facts
- Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
- Stars Angus Cloud, Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir, Kathryn Newton
- English language
- Runtime: 109 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This film was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about classification process and ratings here.
Horror
The film contains standard horror tropes, including:
- The action takes place in a dimly lit, isolated, old mansion house, with secret passages, creaking floorboards, rattling doorknobs, and unexplained noises.
- Suspenseful music and jump scares are used to build the sense of fear.
- Characters are suddenly dragged backwards by unseen forces.
Violence
Strong examples of violence include:
- A character's decapitated head falls into someone’s hands.
- A character falls into a pool filled with blood, guts, and bloated dead bodies.
- A character is impaled on a stake through their shoulder, then screaming in pain and she tries to move forward.
- A character’s hand is shot off, leaving a bloody stump with protruding, splintered bones. The hand later regenerates.
Drug use
One of the characters smokes marijuana, including using a bong. This is not instructional, nor is the behaviour presented in a way that viewers would want to imitate.
Offensive language
Characters use offensive language, mainly “f**k.”
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