The first movie starring Will Smith since his Oscar winning turn in King Richard, Emancipation, has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong violence, injury detail, racism, brief sexual threat

Starring Will Smith who is best known for starring in the Men in Black series and as The Fresh Prince of Bell Air on TV the movie also stars Ben Foster who starred in 3:10 to Yuma in 2007 and X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006.

The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua who is best known for directing The Equalizer and its sequel and The Magnificent Seven remake from 2016.

Movie Synopsis

Peter, a slave, flees a plantation in Louisiana after he was whipped within an inch of his life. He has to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on a torturous journey north.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Emancipation
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong violence, injury detail, racism, brief sexual threat
• Release date: 9th December 2022
• Runtime: 132 minutes (2 hour 13 minutes)
• This movie is going direct to streaming on Apple TV+
• Directed by:
  • Antoine Fuqua
• Starring:
  • Will Smith
  • Ben Foster
  • David Denman

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