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Certification
| MPAA | Rated R for some domestic violence, nudity and language |
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Sex & Nudity
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- We see Wallis' breasts and rear but not bush as she bathes. Her first husband then roughs her up.
- Wallis and Wally often strip down to their bras and panties or chemises.
- In the version released in Australia the bath scene shows full frontal nudity, not just breasts, in a domestic violence context.
- Evgeny flips up his kilt to briefly display his bare buttocks.
Violence & Gore
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- There's a disturbing amount of domestic abuse in the story.
- Wallis's first husband beats her severely, kicking her so hard in the abdomen that she miscarries. Blood pools around her naked body.
- Wally's husband also beats her after a verbal fight escalates into physical abuse. This includes choking and kicking.
- Wallis slaps Wally.
Profanity
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- A few instances of "fuck," "shit," "fucking," and "bullshit."
- Insults include "trollop," "adulteress," etc.
- A man calls his wife a fucking cunt" during an assault.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- In both the '30s and the '90s, the characters chain-smoke cigarettes, although very little by Wally and Wallis.
- Wallis and Edward are rarely seen without a cocktail or champagne in hand, and much is made about her legendary drinks.
- In one scene, Wallis and Edward drop Benzedrine into champagne and then act high.
- Evgeni also smokes, and he and Wally have vodka. Several dinner parties have lots of drinking.
- Wally takes fertility drugs, which she injects herself with throughout most of the movie.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- There's considerable marital abuse.
