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Midnight Express
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Sex & Nudity

We can see the main character naked two times.

Two men in shower are seen kissing and caressing chests.

A man in Prison asks her girlfriend(who visit him) to remove her top and masturbates.

Violence & Gore

Many prisoners are brutally and savagely beaten by guards and the sadistic warden. These beatings are sometimes off screen and sometimes on screen and the men are often seen bloody and injured afterwards.

A man attacks and brutally beats another man in a violent frenzy, then graphically bites out his tongue.

A man is killed by being pushed and having his head impaled on a steel peg (Not graphic).

Profanity

The words "Fuck" and "Shit" are used often, as well as numerous other profanities and racial slurs.

The film is centered around a young man who attempts to smuggle Hashish into the United States.

Many characters are seen smoking cigarettes.

A man is seen injecting codeine and implied to be a drug addict.

The entire movie is very tense and unsettling.

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Certification:
Singapore:M18 (cut) / Iceland:16 / Spain:18 / Netherlands:16 / Brazil:18 / Germany:16 (re-rating) / West Germany:18 (original rating) / Portugal:M/16 / New Zealand:R16 / Finland:K-16 (cut) (1996) / Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1999) / Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) / Argentina:18 / Australia:R / Canada:18A / Chile:18 / Finland:K-18 (cut) (1978) / France:-16 / Norway:18 / South Korea:18 / Sweden:15 / UK:18 (video rating) (1986) / UK:X (original rating) / USA:R

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