Moon Knight
NZ release: 30 March 2022
Adult themes and violence Rated on: 16 May 2024
What’s it about?
After Steven Grant discovers he has been granted the powers of an Egyptian moon god, he soon realises that these abilities are both a blessing and a curse to his troubled life.
The facts
- Directed by Mohamed Diab, Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson
- Starring Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Ethan Hawke (Training Day), May Calamawy (Ramy), F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus), Gaspard Ulliel (A Very Long Engagement), and David Ganly (Body of Lies).
- English language
- 1 season, 48 minutes per episode (on average)
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 fantasy action sequences where magical creatures fight, sometimes causing injuries and death. Some of the strongest moments include:
- A zombie-like monster drags a man onto a table, stabbing and killing him, and begins to dissect him. Though the scene is dimly lit, we see an organ being put into a jar and there are very clear and disturbing squelching sounds as the victim’s innards are removed. This scene is very intense and frightening. Multiple people are shot and killed throughout the season.In one scene there is a close-up of a bullet wound and blood all over a man’s hands.
- There are multiple scenes where a faceless mummy chases two characters with the intention to harm them.
Content that may disturb
Some scenes can be quite creepy or eerie and there are characters in the show that may frighten some viewers.
As a man crawls towards a shrine with blood on his chest with multiple dead people around that he presumably killed, he takes out a gun and points it at his own head. He stops before harming himself after he hears a voice in his head.
A mother approaches her son with a belt before the camera cuts, but it is implied that she hit him.
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.
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