Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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: 130 minutes
• Film adaptation of the novel of the same name written by J. K. Rowling
• The eight film in the series of eight films adapted from the novels

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 death. This film contains dark themes, including torture, trauma, and war.

Some of the strongest moments of violence include:

• A villain slays everybody in a large lobby room, with their lifeless bodies spread around the room, but there is no gore.
• One man is brutally killed by a giant snake while making disturbing sounds of pain. We see the outline of the snake attacking the man from behind a stained-glass window.
• A character is burned alive, and another is frozen before exploding into dust, not bloody.
• Near the end of the film, a young student is seen dead on the ground with a Death Eater eating her neck, with some blood but no gore.

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

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