Trigger Warning

What’s it about?

A special forces commando returns to her hometown after her father's death, she catches the attention of a violent gang when she starts investigating his death.

The facts

• Directed by Mouly Surya
• English language
• Runtime: 106 minutes
• Netflix

Why did it get this rating?

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

Violence

The film frequently depicts gunfights, explosions, stabbings, and hand-to-hand combat, but does not focus on the resulting injuries or deaths. Two men have their throats slit with a machete, showing a small amount of blood splatter. While there is a lot of violence the camera does not linger on the entry wounds or deaths.

Some of the more challenging scenes are:

Two men are shot in the head when they are handcuffed, the impact of the shots is shown then the camera moves away from the bodies.

Two men beat up a woman who is handcuffed, she is punched repeatedly, and her injuries are clearly shown.

A man pulls the pin from a grenade and then drops it, after the explosion we see blood splatter and the legs of the man who was killed then the shot moves away.

Offensive language

Words such as “f**k” “motherf**ker” “god**n” “sh*t” and an ethnic slur (used in the United States to describe Hispanic and Latino Americans) are spoken.

Content may disturb

Characters are shown smoking weed and it is revealed one of the characters is growing a marijuana crop in the basement. Suicide is mentioned and it is stated that a character may have committed suicide, however nothing is shown on screen.

Further information

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?
• Trigger Warning review – Jessica Alba returns in solid Netflix action vehicle | Action and adventure films | The Guardian