The Bluff

What’s it about?

A Caribbean woman gets her secret past revealed when her island is invaded by vicious buccaneers.

The facts

• Directed by Frank E. Flowers (writer of Bob Marley: One Love)
• Producers Joe Russo and Anthony Russo
• English language, with some Chichewa and te Reo
• Runtime: 103 minutes
• Starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Karl Urban, Temuera Morrison
• Prime Original

Why did it get this rating?

This film was self-rated by Prime. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

Violence

There is strong brutal violence throughout the film, which is set during mid-1800s in the Caribbean.

Pirates fight each other throughout, and in some of the strongest scenes we see:

• A man is strung up and shot at close range with a canon. We see the murder happen from a distance. The scene is shocking.
• Bloody gunshot wounds inflicted with muskets and pistols.
• People shot in head with brief blood splatter and sound effects to emphasise gory sounds.
• Bloody stabbings including blood splatter on the screen. Weapons used include knives of different sizes, and machetes.
• A character kills another by stabbing them with a kinfe in the thigh and dragging it up their leg.
• A character brutally bashes another on the head with a conch shell repeatedly. We don’t see the resulting injury but do see blood on the weapon.
• We see a character engulfed in flames.

Content that may disturb

A woman is held captive by pirates in her home. We see them tie a noose around her neck, stringing her up.

We briefly see a dead body with his throat slit.

A young person watches their mother being beaten and defending herself with violence.

Characters are killed by a crocodile in a muddy river. We briefly see someone’s leg bitten off by the animal as they're dragged to safety.

Drug use

Characters are seen chewing a leaf as medicine or stimulant (likely coca leaf, cocaine)

Offensive language

There is very occasional coarse language throughout the film. Strongest examples are ‘f*ck’, ‘cock’, ‘scag’, and ‘bloody’.

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?