Lacks interest and not recommended under 11, PG to 13 (Violence, Coarse language)
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Children under 11 | Lacks interest and not recommended due to violence and coarse language |
Children aged 11-13 | Parental guidance recommended due to violence and coarse language |
Children over the age of 13 | OK for this age group |
This section contains details about the movie, including its classification by the Australian Government Classification Board and the associated consumer advice lines. Other classification advice (OC) is provided where the Australian film classification is not available.
Name of movie: | Joffa the Movie |
Classification: | PG |
Consumer advice lines: | Mild coarse language |
Length: | 78 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
Joffa the Movie is a mockumentary depicting the daily life of Joffa Corfe, a fanatical Collingwood supporter who runs a handyman business with his sidekick Shane (Shane McRae). Joffa and Shane have a knack for getting into trouble, which drives the local priest Father Bob McGuire (played by himself) to the point of total distraction.
The pair’s friendship becomes strained when Shane starts falling asleep at work, causing Joffa and Shane to lose jobs. Then to make matters worse, Joffa catches Shane going through his wallet and ends the friendship, sending Shane packing. Shane, however, has a big surprise for his old friend.
Children and adolescents may react adversely at different ages to themes of crime, suicide, drug and alcohol dependence, death, serious illness, family breakdown, death or separation from a parent, animal distress or cruelty to animals, children as victims, natural disasters and racism. Occasionally reviews may also signal themes that some parents may simply wish to know about.
None of concern
Research shows that children are at risk of learning that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution when violence is glamourised, performed by an attractive hero, successful, has few real life consequences, is set in a comic context and / or is mostly perpetrated by male characters with female victims, or by one race against another.
Repeated exposure to violent content can reinforce the message that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution. Repeated exposure also increases the risks that children will become desensitised to the use of violence in real life or develop an exaggerated view about the prevalence and likelihood of violence in their own world.
Joffa the Movie contains occasional low-level violence, some of it verbal, and some of which is slapstick in nature. Examples include:
Children under five are most likely to be frightened by scary visual images, such as monsters, physical transformations.
Some children may be concerned by scenes of accidental harm including:
Children aged five to eight will also be frightened by scary visual images and will also be disturbed by depictions of the death of a parent, a child abandoned or separated from parents, children or animals being hurt or threatened and / or natural disasters.
Children in this age group are also likely to be disturbed by the above mentioned scenes.
Children aged eight to thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic threats and dangers, violence or threat of violence and / or stories in which children are hurt or threatened.
Children in this age group are unlikely to be disturbed by anything in this film
Children over the age of thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic physical harm or threats, molestation or sexual assault and / or threats from aliens or the occult.
Children in this age group are unlikely to be disturbed by anything in this film
None of concern
The film contains a couple of mild suggestive sexual references. Examples include:
None of concern
There is some use of substances in this movie, including:
Joffa the movie contains frequent coarse language and put downs. Example include:
Joffa the Movie is a light-hearted mockumentary targeting an adult audience, but which may appeal to adolescents who have an interest in football. The film has some funny moments, particularly those involving Father Bob.
The main messages from this movie are:
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