Star Wars: Clone Wars (film)

What’s it about?

Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, embark on a mission to rescue the kidnapped son of Jabba the Hutt, whilst warding off the renegade Jedi Count Dooku.

The facts

• Directed by Dave Filoni
• Starring Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker), Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka), James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan)
• Runtime: 98 minutes
• English language

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 animated fantasy violence where characters shoot and stab each other with futuristic laser weapons. Many characters are killed onscreen in non-bloody ways, and many more are implied to be killed offscreen.

Some of the strongest moments of violence include:

• In one scene, the decapitated heads of alien creatures are briefly seen as they are presented on a stretcher, but there is no blood or gore.
• Most of the violence is perpetrated against robots, but some is towards men and women. Soldiers are heard saying “mad down!” and “get a medic!” after their comrades fall in battle.
• A soldier is shot through the heart with an energy beam during a battle. We don’t see anything graphic.
• One spaceship explodes, implying that all the human passengers are killed, but this may go over younger viewers’ heads.

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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