Traces of Death

Movie • 1993  

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This successor to "Faces of Death" collection is a collection of archive film and borrowed stock footage. In its opening you see the death of a woman named Maritza Martin, who was gunned down by her ex-husband on Spanish language television. We then witness British SAS troopers storming the Iranian Embassy in 1980, this is followed by a police chase of a criminal in a pick up truck and the deadly finale. It then goes to footage of animal experiments with a grizzly scene of a live pig being burned alive with a torch. Autopsy footage is then shown of an Asian individual. We are then shown a very graphic presentation on a male to female sex change operation. One interesting scene has a man who had his nasal cavity removed and replaced with a prosthetic, the footage is most interesting and worth the price of admission.
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Does the dog die?
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copperhalo
No dog dies. Other animals do.
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Are animals abused?
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Transcenderella
Living Piggies Burn with Blow Torch 😡
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Does a cat die?
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copperhalo
No cat dies. Other animals do. Cats in a state of malnutrition are mentioned though if that bothers you. Their owner died and eventually they were hungry enough to consume the body.
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Transcenderella
Pigs are Tortured 😡
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Does a pet die?
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copperhalo
No pets but other animals. There are racehorses which aren't pet horses but if you consider them pets then shy away. See the category about a horse dying for more info on that because it's not graphic but they did require euthanasia.
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j_co
Real footage of the US Army conducting an experiment which involves the burning of a live pig.
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copperhalo
No dogs fighting each other but there is a dog attacking an animal control officer.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does someone vomit?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Does a horse die?
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Horses are injured but not killed in footage of the 1986 Calgary Stampede chuckwagon accident. It is not visibly graphic but the collision resulted in their later euthanasia.
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copperhalo
Two scenes have mentions of animals whose owners died, leaving them alone in the house for quite a while so they resorted to eating their owner's body.
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copperhalo
Yes, there is a whole sequence of closeups of eyes (not healthy ones, that's for sure).
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Is a child abused?
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copperhalo
No, I believe the only child that appears is receiving brain surgery.
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Is an animal sad?
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copperhalo
There are pigs being burned and they are squealing in pain. Afterwards they are still alive laying on the ground and obviously in extreme pain.
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copperhalo
Women's bodies are shown but it is after accidents that caused their death alongside and equally to the men and not any sort of brutal misogyny-specific display.
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j_co
The entire film is based around real life, videos of car, accidents, shootings, suicides, and body altering surgery. Many of these videos were ripped from Mondo films, which were popular in the 70s and 80s. Those forms often blur the line between reality and Fiction. This film has 100% real footage with no narrative structure.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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j_co
A whole section dedicated to photos of actual suicides, the infamous interview with James Vance, (a man who tried to kill himself along with his friend after believing that there were subliminal messages in a Judas Priest song). And the infamous, live televised suicide of R. Budd Dwyer. Played multiple times and even in slow motion.
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Is someone tortured?
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copperhalo
There are also other instances than the previous comment, I believe the first scene also contains one, there's Terry Rossland, Budd Dwyer, a man that was split open when he jumped to his death, there's a whole entire section about successful attempts.
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A man is turned trans
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Is there bestiality?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does someone self harm?
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Does a kid die?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there body horror?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there sexual content?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Does a head get squashed?
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A hand in which the bone is sticking out from where two fingers were is shown. A severed finger is also mentioned.
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Are there spiders?
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Is there blood/gore?
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j_co
LOTS AND LOTS OF BLOOD AND GORE THROUGHOUT!

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Are any teeth damaged?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Is there audio gore?
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There is a breast reduction surgery in which a woman’s breast is seen close up as it is altered. There is also a close-up shot of a p***s before the patient gets a gender confirmation surgery. After the surgery is completed, we see her newly constructed vagina. Note: all of the nudity in this video is nonsexual, and mostly in a medical context.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Is there shakey cam?
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A photograph of a man decapitated at his torso after running in front of a train.
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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j_co
Flashing lights between photo transitions of crime scene photos.
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Narrator refers a trans woman person as a man becoming a woman once. Likely due to the film being made in the 90s. And to keep with the dark, cynical tone of the film.
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Is there defecation?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Does a dragon die?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Is a baby stillborn?
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Is there amputation?
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Is someone eaten?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there copaganda?
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Are there bugs?
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Is there a large age gap?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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j_co
During the gender confirmation surgery sequence. The narrator refers to the patient as a man who wants to transition into a woman. When in reality, the backstory was a Asian trans sex worker who has transitioned via hormones, but is now having the surgery to fully embody her identity. While he doesn’t explicitly, deadname the patient. The narrator also played it off very disrespectfully making it almost a joke.
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Is there blackface?
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Is there misophonia?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Does someone drown?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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j_co
Various people are being shot throughout the entire film. Some by cartel workers, some by law-enforcement, and some by other criminals.

R. Budd Dwyer’s infamous suicide is also shown, as well as the moment when he shoots himself.
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Does someone miscarry?
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Is there hate speech?
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Is someone drugged?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Is the r-slur used?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone restrained?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a parent die?
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Are there fat suits?
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Does a major character die?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is an infant abducted?
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Is there BDSM?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Does a car crash?
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j_co
Multiple race, car accidents, as well as footage of people who have died or have been seriously injured due to car accidents. Ranging from simple crashes to very gory is seen throughout the scenes. Ranging from parts of flesh, brain, blood, etc.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Are any hands damaged?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Does someone cheat?
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Does a family member die?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there addiction?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is someone choked?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Is someone stalked?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Does someone overdose?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there aphobia?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Are there razors?
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Are there dislocations?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a baby cry?
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Does someone die?
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j_co
The entire theme of this film is death and showing it in the most graphic and brutal way possible.
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Are there heart attacks?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Does a plane crash?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Are there bedbugs?
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Does someone spit?
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Is someone possessed?
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Is there farting?
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is there screaming?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is existentialism debated?
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Is religion discussed?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Are there underwater scenes?
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Are there sharks?
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Are there tsunamis?
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Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Are there mannequins?
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Is there incarceration?
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Is someone homeless?
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Is there menstruation?
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Is there smoke or haze?
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Are there ghosts?
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Is there live gunfire?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Is there audience participation?
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Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Are there entrances from audience?
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Is there flying onstage?
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