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New Tools to Help Protect Against Sextortion and Intimate Image Abuse We're testing new features to help protect young people from sextortion and intimate image abuse, and to make it more difficult for potential scammers
and criminals to find and interact with teens. We're also testing new ways to help people spot potential sextortion scams, encourage them to report and empower them to say no to anything that makes them feel uncomfortable. We've started sharing more
signals about sextortion accounts to other tech companies through Lantern, helping disrupt this criminal activity across the internet. While people overwhelmingly use DMs to share what they love with their friends, family or
favorite creators, sextortion scammers may also use private messages to share or ask for intimate images. To help address this, we'll soon start testing our new nudity protection feature in Instagram DMs, which blurs images detected as containing nudity
and encourages people to think twice before sending nude images. This feature is designed not only to protect people from seeing unwanted nudity in their DMs, but also to protect them from scammers who may send nude images to trick people into sending
their own images in return. Nudity protection will be turned on by default for teens under 18 globally, and we'll show a notification to adults encouraging them to turn it on. When nudity protection is
turned on, people sending images containing nudity will see a message reminding them to be cautious when sending sensitive photos, and that they can unsend these photos if they've changed their mind. Anyone who tries to forward a
nude image they've received will see a message encouraging them to reconsider. When someone receives an image containing nudity, it will be automatically blurred under a warning screen, meaning the recipient isn't confronted with
a nude image and they can choose whether or not to view it. We'll also show them a message encouraging them not to feel pressure to respond, with an option to block the sender and report the chat. Nudity protection uses on-device
machine learning to analyze whether an image sent in a DM on Instagram contains nudity. Because the images are analyzed on the device itself, nudity protection will work in end-to-end encrypted chats, where Meta won't have access to these images --
unless someone chooses to report them to us.
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The BBFC comments on the press response to its ludicrous decision to uprate Mary Poppins
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The BBFC commented about a recent decision to uprate Mary Poppins from U to PG. Historically rated U, the film was recently submitted for classification ahead of a 60th anniversary cinema re-release. When distributors choose to
resubmit older films, the BBFC considers them under its current Classification Guidelines so that the modern rating is in line with public expectations. This means that older titles may sometimes require a higher or lower age rating than in previous
years. Viewed under the current guidelines, MARY POPPINS required a PG rating for two uses of the discriminatory term hottentot. In the film, Admiral Boom (who believes he is a naval commander in charge of a ship travelling
the world) asks Michael, a child, if he is going on an adventure to defeat hottentots. Later, the character shouts We're being attacked by hottentots! after seeing a gang of chimney sweeps (who have faces blackened with soot) dancing on a rooftop.
He then proceeds to launch fireworks in their direction. At U, the guidelines state that Discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly disapproved of. There is no disapproval of the language used
in MARY POPPINS, and so a PG rating was required. The decision received considerable attention from the press, both in the UK and around the world, with factual reporting as well as opinion pieces both supporting and criticising
the decision. David was interviewed about the reclassification live on the BBC. The Classifiers suggested that it might be wise in future to publish a statement on our website about any reclassification decisions that generate
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 Cinema BBFC decisions from 21 March 2024 to 25 March 2024 | | Baskan
Baskan is a 2024 Turkey comedy by Ulas Bahadir
Starring Diren Polatogullari, Necip Memili and Büsra Pekin
 There are no censorship issues with this release Summary Notes A comedic tale of a townspeople
trying to replace their mayor.
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|  | UK: Uncut and BBFC 12A rated for implied strong language:
- 2024 AF Media GmbH cinema release (rated 22/03/2024)
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| | BEYOND THE RAGING SEA BEYOND THE RAGING SEA is a 2019 US action documentary by Marco Orsini
Starring Omar Nour and Omar Samra
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes An action-packed documentary that chronicles the adventure of two Egyptian athletes as they embark on an Atlantic crossing in a 7 meter row-boat, poignantly illuminating the
most pressing humanitarian crisis in the world today.
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|  | UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated with a trigger warning for mild threat, upsetting scenes, language:
- 2024 Munro Film Services cinema release (rated 21/03/2024)
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| | CREW CREW is a 2024 India comedy drama by Rajesh A Krishnan
Starring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor and Kriti Sanon
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Follows three hard-working women as their destinies lead to some unwarranted situations and end up caught in a web of lies.
Versions
| | FER MAMLA GAD BAD HAI FER MAMLA GAD BAD HAI is a 2024 India Comedy Film by SAGAR SHARMA
There are no censorship issues
with this film. BBFC Notes Two friends search for love and a lost trunk full of valuables in this light-hearted Punjabi language farce in which brief fight scenes and knife threat are
presented in a comic manner.
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| | UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated for mild threat, violence, sex references:
- 2024 Rising Star Entertainment cinema release (rated 22/03/2024)
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| | Mahajatra Mahajatra is a 2024 Nepal comedy by Pradeep Bhattarai
Starring Hari Bansha Acharya, Bipin Karki and Rabindra Singh Baniya
There are no censorship issues with this release
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uncut
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| | UK: Uncut and BBFC 12A rated for moderate violence, injury detail, threat, sex references:
- 2024 BTS Entertainments cinema release (rated 21/03/2024)
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Om Bheem Bush Om Bheem Bush is a 2024 India comedy by Sree Harsha Konuganti
Starring Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Sree Vishnu and Rahul Ramakrishna
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2024.
Summary Notes Follows three scientists who come to a village to find a treasure, but things don't turn easy for them because there is black magic in that village.
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| | Orlando: My political biography Orlando: My political biography is a 2023 France documentary by Paul B. Preciado
Starring Arthur, Emma Avena and Amir Baylly
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Academic virtuoso turned filmmaker Paul B. Preciado's Berlin Film Festival award-winning doc tells his and others' stories of transition through unique reenactments and
visual interpretations of Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Biography.
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| | Parahuna 2 Parahuna 2 is a 2024 India comedy romance by Ksshitij Chaudhary
Starring Ranjit Bawa, Aditi Sharma and Gurpreet Ghuggi
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Binder's fiancée, Harjot, abruptly cuts ties after relocating to the UK, prompting Binder to follow suit. His journey leads him to encounters with Zoe, Catherine, and Preet.
Only time will tell who is Binder's woman of dreams.
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| | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus is a 2023 Japan music documentary by Neo Sora
Starring Ryuichi Sakamoto
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Ryuichi Sakamoto's last performance, a concert film featuring just him and his piano playing for the last time before passing away.
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- 2024 Modern Films cinema release (rated 25/03/2024)
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Sleep Sleep is a 2023 South Korea comedy horror by Jason Yu
Starring Kim Gook Hee, Yoon Kyung-ho and Lee Sun-kyun
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A young, expectant wife must figure out how to stop her husband's nightmarish sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family.
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Sometimes I Think About Dying Sometimes I Think About Dying is a 2023 US comedy romance by Rachel Lambert
Starring Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje and Parvesh Cheena
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Fran, who likes to think about dying, makes the new guy at work laugh, which leads to dating and more, now the only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.
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Sorcery Sorcery is a 2023 Mexico/Germany/Chile fantasy by Christopher Murray
Starring Valentina Véliz Caileo, Daniel Antivilo and Sebastian Hülk
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes On the remote island of Chiloé in the late 19th century, an Indigenous girl named Rosa lives and works with her father on a farm. When the foreman brutally turns on Rosa's
father, she sets out for justice, seeking help from the king of a powerful organization of sorcerers.
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- 2024 Sovereign Film cinema release (rated 21/03/2024)
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| | Tillu Square Tillu Square is a 2024 India comedy drama by Mallik Ram
Starring Anupama Parameswaran, Sidhu Jonnalagadda and Raj Tirandasu
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Follows Tillu as his life is turned upside down following a mysterious murder.
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| | WE 12 WE 12 is a 2023 Hong Kong drama by Berry Ho
Starring Tak-Bun Wong, Edan Lui and Keung To
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Members from "Kaito Association" received instructions from The Boss, to gather at headquarters to complete an important case that will affect the entire world.
They not only need to rekindle their team spirit but also face the top enemy of all Kaitou, Johnny, who is trying to st...
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The Last Kumite The Last Kumite is a 2024 US action film by Ross W. Clarkson
Starring Cynthia Rothrock, Michel Qissi and Matthias Hues
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes One last kumite, one final battle - for the life of his daughter.
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- 2024 Altitude Film Distribution/Capelight Pictures R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray Combo
at UK Amazon #ad released on 13th May 2024
- 2024 Altitude Film
Distribution/Capelight Pictures (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on 13th May 2024
- 2024 Altitude Film Distribution/Capelight Pictures R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad
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Promotional Material When Karate champion Michael Rivers wins the last tournament of his career, shady businessman Ron Hall offers him the opportunity to fight in an illegal
Kumite in Bulgaria against the world's best martial artists. When Michael declines, Hall has his daughter kidnapped and, in order to rescue her, Rivers is left with no choice but to compete in the deadly tournament. Arriving in Bulgaria, he
finds out that he is not the only fighter whose loved one was taken. Rivers enlists the help of trainers Master Loren (Billy Blanks), and Julie Jackson (Cynthia Rothrock) but will it be enough for him to win the tournament and save his daughter's life?
Bonus Features:
Behind the Scenes
Stan Bush: "No Surrender" (music video)
Interviews with Kurt McKinney, Mohammed Qissi, Mathis Landwehr, Matthias Hues and Paul Hertzog
Sean and Mathis
comment on previs
Trailer
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Prey! Prey! (Kalahari) is a 2024 US action thriller by Mukunda Michael Dewil
Starring Dylan Flashner, Mohamed Hakeemshady and Emile Hirsch
There are no censorship issues with this film. Summary Notes A young couple is compelled to leave their Christian missionary station in the Kalahari Desert after
being threatened with death by an extremist militant gang. After crashing their aircraft they must battle man and beast for their lives.
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- 2024 Signature Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad released on 29th
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Promotional Material In the heart of the Kalahari Desert, Mia (Mena Suvari) and Alex's (Ryan Phillippe) peaceful existence is upended by a militant group's deadly pursuit. Their only escape is a decrepit
plane, flown by Jack (Emile Hirsh), a dubious smuggler. As they soar towards sanctuary, disaster strikes--the plane crashes in a perilous animal reserve.
Amidst the wreckage, the couple faces a harrowing reality: they're trapped in a domain ruled
by nature's most ruthless predators. With no help in sight, they must outsmart lions, leopards, and hyenas to survive. Their journey tests their bond, revealing a resilience that defies the wild's savagery.
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William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill is a 2023 US documentary by Alexandre O. Philippe
Starring William Shatner
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes An intimate portrait of William Shatner's personal journey over nine decades on this Earth, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless
characters, and reveals the man behind it all.
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| | TV BBFC decisions from 21 March 2024 to 25 March 2024 | | BLUELOCK BLUELOCK is a 2023 Animation TV Show by Tetsuaki Watanabe
Starring Ricco Fajardo, Derick Snow and Drew Breedlove
There are no censorship issues with this
film. BBFC Notes BLUELOCK is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, a new and intimidating player shows off his skills.
- Season 01 Episode 13: TOP3: PG rated for mild bad language
- Season 01 Episode 14: The Geniuses and the Average Joes: PG rated for mild bad language
- Season 01 Episode 15: Devour: PG rated for mild injury detail, bullying
- Season 01 Episode 16: Tri-Fusion: 12 rated for sexualised images
- Season 01 Episode 17: Donkey: PG rated for mild bad language
- Season 01 Episode 18: The Stage for the Lead: PG rated for mild bad language
- Season 01 Episode 19: Dancing Boy: 12 rated for moderate injury detail
- Season 01
Episode 20: Super Link-Up Play: PG rated for mild bad language, threat
- Season 01 Episode 21: I'm Not There: PG rated for mild bad language
- Season 01 Episode 22: Voice: PG rated for mild bad language, threat
- Season 01 Episode
23: Luck: PG rated for mild bad language
- Season 01 Episode 24: The Time Has Come: 12 rated for moderate injury detail
| | Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés - Season 1 Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés - Season 1 is a 2024 Reality TV Show by April Jones
Starring José Andrés, Jamie Lee Curtis and Bryan
Cranston
There are no censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes DINNER PARTY DIARIES WITH JOSÉ ANDRÉS is a US reality series; in this episode, José enlists the help of his celebrity
friends to prepare traditional Spanish dishes for his dinner party.
UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated for mild innuendo, drug references:
- Season 01 Episode 01: Pilot
| | Inspector Rishi - Season 1 Inspector Rishi - Season 1 is a 2024 India horror mystery
Starring Naveen Chandra, Sunaina Yella and Srikrishna Dayal
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes A skeptic crime branch Inspector Rishi Nandhan, assisted by two sub-inspectors Ayyanar and Chitra, investigates a series of bizarre murders in a small mountain village,
supposedly committed by a deadly forest spirit called the Vanaratchi.
- Season 01 Episode 02: 15 rated for strong violence, horror
- Season 01 Episode 03: 15 rated for strong horror
- Season 01 Episode 04: 15 rated for strong horror, sexual threat
- Season 01 Episode 05: 15 rated for strong bloody
images
- Season 01 Episode 06: 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, suicide references
- Season 01 Episode 07: 15 rated for strong horror
- Season 01 Episode 08: 15 rated for strong language, violence
| | LOL: Chi ride è fuori - Season 4 LOL: Chi ride è fuori - Season 4 is a 2024 Comedy, Reality TV Show by Alessio Pollacci
Starring Angela Finocchiaro, Rocco Tanica and Aurora Leone
There are no
censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes LOL: CHI RIDE E FUORI is an Italian reality comedy series; in this episode, contestants are given their first warnings.
- Season 04 Episode 02: 12 rated for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
- Season 04 Episode 03: 15 rated for strong language
- Season 04 Episode 04: 15 rated for strong language
| | My Home Hero My Home Hero is a 2023 Japan crime animation drama
Starring Sayaka Ôhara, Nazeeh Tarsha and Kelly Greenshield
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Tetsuo discovers that Matori, his daughter's boyfriend, has been physically abusive towards her. Tetsuo uncovers that Matori belongs to a criminal gang and that he plans to
extort money from Reika's wealthy grandparents.
- Season 01 Episode 02: \Cutting the Cake\ After 20 Years: 15 rated for strong bloody images, brief threat
- Season 01 Episode 03: The Correct Path: 15 rated for strong violence, threat, bloody images
- Season 01 Episode 04: The world of
Violence: 15 rated for strong bloody images, sexual harassment
- Season 01 Episode 05: Are You Happy?: 15 rated for strong bloody violence
- Season 01 Episode 06: Entertaining the Guest, Kasen Style: 12 rated for moderate injury detail
- Season 01 Episode 07: Mother and Mother: 15 rated for strong bloody images
- Season 01 Episode 08: The Spider's Thread: 12 rated for moderate bloody images, threat, suicide references
- Season 01 Episode 09: The Fateful Day: 12 rated
for moderate threat, injury detail
- Season 01 Episode 10: One Thing I Did: 15 rated for strong bloody images
- Season 01 Episode 11: Father: 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail
- Season 01 Episode 12: The Current Happiness:
15 rated for strong violence, bloody images, brief suicide references
| | Obi Wan Kenobi Obi Wan Kenobi is a 2022 Action, Adventure, Science Fiction TV Show by Deborah Chow
Starring Ewan McGregor, Moses Ingram and Vivien Lyra Blair
There are no censorship issues with
this film. BBFC Notes OBI-WAN KENOBI is a sci-fi adventure series; in this episode, a new enemy brings Obi-Wan out of hiding.
- Season 01 Episode 01: Part I: 12 rated for moderate fantasy violence, threat, injury detail
- Season 01 Episode 02: Part II: 12 rated for moderate fantasy violence
- Season 01 Episode 03: Part III: 12 rated for moderate fantasy
violence, injury detail
- Season 01 Episode 04: Part IV: 12 rated for moderate violence, threat, injury detail
- Season 01 Episode 05: Part V: 12 rated for moderate violence
- Season 01 Episode 06: Part VI: 12 rated for moderate
violence
| | Ourika Ourika is a 2024 Action, Thriller TV Show by Marcela Said and Julien Despaux
Starring Clement Godart, Elie Yaffa and Vincent L'anthoen
There are no censorship issues with this
film. BBFC Notes OURIKA is a French crime drama; in this episode Driss and William team up against a common enemy.
- Season 01 Episode 04: 15 rated for strong violence, language
- Season 01 Episode 05: 15 rated for strong violence
| | Rubble & Crew Rubble & Crew is a 2023 Canada animation
Starring Luxton Handspiker, Alessandro Pugiotto and Leslie Adlam
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes What's more fun than a pup in a construction vehicle? LOTS of pups in LOTS of construction vehicles. Rubble and his family - Aunt, Grandpa, cousins and all - are working
hard to make their town, Builder Cove, a ter-ruff-ic place to live.
- Season 01 Episode 01: The Crew Builds a Bridge: U rated for very mild threat
- Season 01 Episode 02: The Crew Builds a Big Bike Shop/The Crew Builds a Super Tub: U rated for no material likely to offend or harm
- Season 01 Episode 03:
The Crew Builds an Ice Cream Shop/The Crew Fixes a Squeak: U rated for no material likely to offend or harm
- Season 01 Episode 04: The Crew Builds a Playground/The Crew Fixes a Roof: U rated for no material likely to offend or harm
- Season 01 Episode 05: The Crew Builds a Car Wash/The Crew Plans Grandpa Day: U rated for very mild threat
- Season 01 Episode 06: The Crew Does a Home Renovation / The Crew Builds a Lighthouse: U rated for very mild threat
- Season 01 Episode 06: The Crew Builds a Skate Park/The Crew Builds a Tunnel: U rated for very mild threat
| | The Baxters The Baxters is a 2024 US children's film
Starring Ali Cobrin, Josh Plasse and Masey McLain
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes An ensemble family drama based on the bestselling novels from Karen Kingsbury, that follows Elizabeth and John Baxter, and their adult children, as they navigate life's
highs and lows, both with and without God.
UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated for mild sex references, drug references, upsetting scenes:
- Season 01 Episode 01: Under the Surface
|  VoD BBFC decisions from 21 March 2024 to 25 March 2024 | | Carnifex - The Outback Beast
Carnifex - The Outback Beast is a 2022 Australia horror thriller by Sean Lahiff
Starring Alexandra Park, Sisi Stringer and Harry Greenwood
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes An aspiring documentarian and two conservationists who venture into the Outback to record the animals displaced by bushfires where they discover a terrifying new species.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, threat, language:
- 2024 PLAION Pictures GmbH VoD (rated 21/03/2024)
| | A Family Affair A Family Affair is a 2024 South Africa comedy by Warren Fischer
Starring Rory Acton Burnell, Laura Aikman and Jane Asher
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Edward and Helen have invested in a quaint country manor house which operates as a silent, "spiritual" retreat, but after months of poor performance and scathing
online reviews, the bank is threatening to foreclose on the property. Unbeknownst to Helen, these threats have now cul...
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong language, sex references:
- 2024 Lightbulb Film VoD (rated 21/03/2024)
| | A Hipster in Rural Spain (Un Hipster en la España Vacía) A Hipster in Rural Spain (Un Hipster en la España Vacía) is a 2024 Comedy Film by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
Starring Lalo, Miguel
Rellán and Berta Vázquez
There are no censorship issues with this film. BBFC Notes A HIPSTER IN RURAL SPAIN (UN
HIPSTER EN LA ESPAÑA VACÍA) is a Spanish romantic comedy in which a politician is sent to the countryside to implement eco-friendly and progressive initiatives, only to clash with the villagers' traditional ways of life.
UK: Uncut
and BBFC 15 rated for strong language:
- 2024 Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. VoD (rated 22/03/2024)
| | Lies We Tell Lies We Tell is a 2023 film by Lisa Mulcahy
Starring David Wilmot, Agnes O'Casey and Holly Sturton
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes An orphaned heiress is forced to embrace her family's dark legacy.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for sexual violence:
- 2024 Vertical Entertainment VoD (rated 21/03/2024)
| | Sentinel Sentinel is a 2024 US Sci-Fi film by Stefano Milla
Starring John Stewart Arnold, Neil Cole and Denitza Diakovska
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes Years after an alien invasion almost extinguished human mankind, refugee on a secret base on the Moon, three heroes decide to jump into a time travel in the desperate
attempt to save the survivors but they don't know that the Sentinel is waiting for them.
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong bloody violence, language, sex:
- 2024 Vertical Entertainment VoD (rated 22/03/2024)
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