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Tuesday 26 April 2011

Certification - Universal

A ‘U’ film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. ‘U’ films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer a reassuring counterbalance to any violence, threat or horror.

  • Discrimination

No discriminatory language or behaviour.

  • Drugs

No references to illegal drugs or drug misuse unless they are infrequent and innocuous, or there is a clear educational purpose or anti-drug message suitable for young children.

  • Horror

Scary sequences should be mild, brief and unlikely to cause undue anxiety to young children.

  • Imitable behaviour

No potentially dangerous behaviour which young children are likely to copy. No emphasis on realistic or easily accessible weapons.

  • Language

Infrequent use only of very mild bad language.

  • Nudity

Occasional natural nudity, with no sexual context.

  • Sex

Mild sexual behaviour, for example kissing, and references only, for example, to ‘making love’.

  • Theme

While problematic themes may be present, their treatment must be sensitive and appropriate for young children.

  • Violence

Mild violence only. Occasional mild threat or menace only.

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