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The Killing
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Parents Guide for
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The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff.
Since the beliefs that parents want to instill in their children can vary greatly, we ask that instead of adding your personal opinions about what is right or wrong in a film, that you instead use this feature to help parents make informed viewing decisions by describing the facts of relevant scenes in the title for each one of the different categories: Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes.
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Sex & Nudity

Adulterous sex is heavily implied, but shown offsceen.

Violence & Gore

A horse is shot, non-explicit.

A man shoots his wife's lover and another man. Three other men also get shot. Some blood shown.

Profanity

A black man is called a "nigger" to his face.

Heavy smoking and drinking, but not in a way to encourage it.

All of the shootings are intense, but not overly graphic.

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Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1956) / West Germany:18 (original rating) / Finland:K-15 (2003) / Finland:K-16 (1960) (cut) / Spain:T / Canada:G (Quebec) / Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) / Iceland:L / South Korea:15 / Brazil:12 / Norway:16 / Canada:14A (video rating) / Argentina:13 / Australia:PG / Ireland:12 / Sweden:15 / UK:PG / USA:Approved (PCA #17836) (original rating) / West Germany:12

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