Celia

Movie • 1989 • Fantasy  

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Set in mid 1950s Australia, with the fear of communism in the air and the country's farmlands overrun by a plague of rabbits, the film depicts a long hot summer seen through the eyes and over-active imagination of nine year old Celia. Shaken by the death of her beloved Grandmother, Celia finds herself adrift between the cruel games and rituals of childhood and the incomprehensible world of grown-ups. With monstrous creatures stalking her dreams by night, those imagined terrors blur by day with the banal brutality of the adult world and lead to tragic and shocking consequences. Ann Turner's refreshingly unsentimental debut feature is a dark fable of childhood's end. An enthralling film to rank alongside Lord of the Flies, The 400 Blows and Stand By Me.
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Does the dog die?
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mdoucet
A story is told (with cartoon illustrations) about a dog being killed
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MauryWilde
Labeling this "Yes" as I can't find anything saying otherwise. There's no "no animals were harmed" sentence (or similar) during the credit scenes or any other official information. Surely, there's a lot of rabbits being poorly held and managed and some of the scenes look too realistic so I can't say they're special effects; the main rabbit is severely harmed and then is found dead.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is there body horror?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Abuse
Is someone gaslighted?
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Is someone stalked?
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Is a child abused?
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fraisierdesbois
Kids are hit with belts and spanked, plus bullied by other kids
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Is there domestic violence?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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GinnyCornett
At 01:01:49 - a pet rabbit is held near an outside fire and is eventually branded. The scene is quite disturbing. The rabbit is large, especially when held by the scruff by a child and it's struggling against being held by the scruff over a fire by a kid.

At 01:23:11, there's a very brief direct view of 2 drowned rabbits. One of them is then seen being carried by a child. It is a real rabbit dead soaking wet so you see the body underneath.
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Are animals abused?
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mdoucet
Many rabbits are shown culled and experimented on in stock footage, and a pet is shown being branded before being drowned off screen and later shown dead
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Is there a dead animal?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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mdoucet
Worth noting in addition to the other issues mentioned here is stock footage of many dead and mistreated rabbits. This movie was inspired by a real "rabbit muster in the 1950" (Wikipedia) so if you are particularly sensitive to rabbits being harmed, probably skip this one.
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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fraisierdesbois
There's a brief scene with maggots and flies
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Bodily Harm
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there amputation?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there a hanging?
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AlistairAlesch
person involved doesn't die, though
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a kid die?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Does someone spit?
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Is there autism specific abuse?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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fraisierdesbois
Not exactly, but some kids make blood pacts by prucking their fingers
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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mdoucet
A character hides in a closet briefly
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
Are there abortions?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Prejudice
Does the black guy die first?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Is there hate speech?
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mdoucet
Asian slurs are used
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Is there bestiality?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Does someone drown?
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fraisierdesbois
Some bunnies are drowned off camera, but you can still see their carcasses
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Is there blood/gore?
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Cannorkus
Also when someone is shot there is a red area on the shirt and a puddle of blood. And the scene with the rabbit being branded rates as gory to me, although it’s not lingered upon and doesn’t appear to be a deep burn.
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Is there gun violence?
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