• Director(s)

    Morgan Matthews

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Genre(s)

    Children, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

Film

The Railway Children Return

violence, racism theme, threat, language, rude humour, dangerous behaviour

A sequel to the 1970 film, three siblings are evacuated to the countryside during World War II. While ultimately heartwarming, the film touches on loss of family members and a young teen facing racist abuse from his peers.…

A sequel to the 1970 film, three siblings are evacuated to the countryside during World War II. While ultimately heartwarming, the film touches on loss of family members and a young teen facing racist abuse from his peers.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

discrimination

rude humour

dangerous behaviour

theme

sex

  • Director(s)

    Morgan Matthews

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Genre(s)

    Children, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    98m

violence, racism theme, threat, language, rude humour, dangerous behaviour
Classified Date:
05/07/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
A Black man is punched in the stomach and then, it's implied, kicked; it's suggested that the violence is racially motivated. A pub is raided and soldiers attack civilians with someone eventually being shot; the shooting is discreet. A teenage boy has a bloody gash on his knee and a swollen foot.
threat and horror
A girl hits her head after a bomb is dropped nearby. A group of soldiers invade a party and become violent. There is a tense scene when two soldiers search for a teenage boy and girl who are in hiding.
language
There is mild bad language including use of the term 'turd'. Other language includes terms such as 'damn', 'God' and 'hell'.
discrimination
There are scenes of racism in which Black men are called 'boy' and beaten up for socialising with white people. In one scene, a teenage boy speaks of his experience of racism back in the United States and briefly refers to 'lynchings'. There a brief scene in which both white and Black people are attacked by US soldiers for socialising together. Racism is clearly and quickly condemned and the issue as a whole is treated with sensitivity.
rude humour
There are frequent moments of toilet humour which include references to 'skidmarks' and 'touching cloth'.
dangerous behaviour
A child steps out in front of a train to stop it. There are scenes in which children play near train tracks.
There are emotional scenes when parents have to say goodbye to their children who are being evacuated and also when characters become bereaved.

  • Classified date

    03/08/2022

  • Language

    English