Black Doves
NZ release: 05 December 2024
Graphic violence, sex scenes Rated on: 05 December 2024
Black Doves, Season 1
What’s it about?
Set against the backdrop of London at Christmas, professional spy Helen Webb learns her her lover has been murdered, and she sets out on a quest for truth with an old assassin friend.
The facts
- Directed by Alex Gabassi and Lisa Gunning
- Created by Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project)
- Stars Kiera Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchan
- English language
- Runtime: 6 episodes, each around 55 minutes long
- Netflix original
Why did it get this rating?
This film was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Graphic violence
Most episodes have fight scenes, many with weapons like guns and knives. Some of the stronger moments of violence include:
- Several characters are shot, with a lot of blood spray shown.
- A character is shot in the head causing it to explode, this is very graphic.
- Dead bodies are shown, including a character who lies dead in their own blood after their throat is slit.
- A character is choked to death.
- A character is stabbed in the leg.
Sex scenes
- Two characters have sex, you see movement with buttock nudity
- In several flashback scenes characters are shown having sex. There is no nudity.
Offensive language
The words “f*ck,” “sh*t,” “cock” and “piss” are used.
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