an animal dies
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a horse is shot, but gets back up.
a horse dies
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A horse gets shot and falls off a roof.
The horse in question is some kind of zombie horse and is thus able to walk it off, but it's worth mentioning.
a child is abandoned by a parent or guardian
Yes
there's child abuse
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Uh, I don't think violent death counts as abuse, so no?
there's addiction
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A character is shown smoking once.
there's pedophilia
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pedophilia jokes in passing
someone is held under water
Yes
someone is restrained
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There's a few instances where a character is cuffed.
there's excessive gore
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Lots of dismemberment, a guy quite literally gets cut in half. No torture, though.
someone is burned alive
Yes
there are hangings
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No, but several characters and corpses get dangled from their feet.
there's amputation
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The film features many graphic and explicit instances of amputation, including decapitation.
someone struggles to breathe
Yes
someone asphyxiates
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A character has a nightmare and thinks they're being choked, which is shown on-screen.
someone is crushed to death
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A horse falls onto a car and some people inside it get crushed and die.
a minor is sexualized
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No, but there are some high school students who got gifted dildos from their classmates.
a kid dies
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Children often die off-screen
someone sacrifices themselves
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A character intended to sacrifice themselves, but died before they could execute their plan.
someone cheats
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Multiple instances of cheating discussed and implied at the beginning of the movie, all treated quite casually.
there are jump scares
Yes
there are clowns
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There's a night light with a clown depicted on it, but no actual clowns. The night light is shown prominently, however.
there's natural bodies of water
Yes
someone wets/soils themselves
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No, but when a character mentions they need to pee, another replies they can't and they should just wet themselves.
there's a hospital scene
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A scene takes place at the children's ward of a hospital. Additionally, the ending of the film features the main character in a hospital bed recovering from injuries they received during the film.
Someone attempts suicide
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A character had a self-sacrificial plan, but died of injury before being able to pull it off.
someone suffers from PTSD
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Yes. A character reacts violently to a gift they received because it reminds them of a traumatic event from their youth.
the fourth wall is broken
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The film starts with some text on the screen addressed to 'you', ("your parents just told you that he doesn't exist") but other than that, the fourth wall stays firmly intact.
a minority is misrepresented
Yes
someone says the n-word
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No, but there is blackface in the context of Zwarte Piet. This shouldn't be terribly surprising considering this is a Sinterklaas film from 2010, but it's worth noting nonetheless.
there's blackface
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Two friends of the protagonist are dressed as Black Peter, with full blackface and are seen wearing it for a considerably amount of screen time (until they die).
there is sexual content
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No actual sex scene, but there's a bunch of dildos and a prostitute shown. Also some implied sex at the end (or a make-out session. The scene cuts away before anything really happens).
there are nude scenes
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A female character takes off her top near the end of the movie, and she was not wearing a bra underneath. The viewer can only see her back.
someone is sexually objectified
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There's a brief shot of a sex worker (window prostitute).
Santa (et al) is spoiled
Yes
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