1917

Movie · 2019

A WWI survival mission filmed to look like a single continuous shot, placing viewers in an immersive, relentless experience of the Western Front. War violence, pervasive corpses, and strong language are present throughout the entire runtime rather than in isolated scenes.

Harm to animalsMedical traumaGraphic violence & goreSubstance abuseFlashing lights

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Graphic violence & goreearly in the filmMild

Wounded soldiers are carried through cramped trenches on stretchers; bodies are visible along the route but shots are not heavily bloody at this stage.

Graphic violence & gorethe No Man's Land crossingStrong

An extended sequence across cratered ground strewn with corpses at various stages of decomposition; a soldier's hand breaks through the chest cavity of a rotting body, and rats are seen feeding on remains.

Harm to animalsthe No Man's Land crossingModerate

A line of dead horses is used as a landmark, shown with flies and decomposition. Dead animals recur across the battlefield.

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