Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

What’s it about?

As dark forces threaten to tear his trio apart, Harry Potter is tasked with the dangerous and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes.

The facts 

• Directed by David Yates
• Starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange), Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore), Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid), Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall), and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy)
• English and Latin languages
• Runtime: 146 minutes
• Film adaptation of the novel of the same name written by J. K. Rowling

Why did it get this rating? 

This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Violence

This film contains frequent depictions of fantasy action sequences where magical creatures and wizards use magic against each other, sometimes causing harm and even death. This film contains dark themes, including torture, trauma, and war.

Some of the strongest moments of violence include:

• A female prisoner is made to levitate over a table upside down by a villain’s spell. She suffers and it is a disturbing scene. She is killed brutally, but there is no gore besides some blood on her face. It is implied that her corpse gets eaten by a large snake.
• One character has a slur violently cut into her arm with a dagger. Though we do not see it happen, we hear her horrific screams and the cutting of the knife.
• A young man’s arm gets mutilated during a chase scene. His arm looks rather mangled with lots of blood, and he briefly convulses in a disturbing way.
• A character is stabbed in the stomach with a knife and killed.

When content stays with you: 

We all have our boundaries, and it’s completely okay if something you’ve watched is weighing on your mind. If certain content lingers with you, consider having a chat with friends or whānau to debrief about what you’ve just seen. But if you’re still feeling affected, please reach out to any of the following helplines for support.

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information 

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?
• Brain development – how it works, why it matters