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Sex & Nudity

  • A woman's breasts, seen from aside.

Violence & Gore

  • A reenactment of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
  • Battle violence, but nothing overtly bloody.
  • A girl, intimidated by a black man, runs from him and jumps off a cliff to her death.

Profanity

  • Considering the point of view this is coming from and what kind of world it presents, it should be rather obvious that at one point, the "N-word" is used, and in a racial context.
  • Told from the view point of the Ku Klux Klan, the film contains racist themes and messages that may offend audiences.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Some moderately intense violence.
  • Despite being a landmark classic in terms of the quality film-making, this film is often interpreted as blatantly racist for seemingly glorifying the Ku Klux Klan, and in reality was later used as a recruitment tool for the KKK.
  • Most of the actors portraying African American characters are played by Caucasians in black-face makeup. The film is likely to offend modern general audiences, others may view it as an argument for racism as told from the opposing side.

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