Content & Trigger Warnings for Longing (2024)
12 content warnings identified for this movie.
Quick Summary
Yes, Longing (2024) contains 12 content warnings : Ableism (depicted), Stalking / harassment, Death of a child, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Car accidents / crashes, Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Age-gap relationships (predatory), Explicit sexual content / nudity, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Drug use (depicted), Gore / graphic violence.
The most severe warnings are for Death of a child (severity 4/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 5/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | |||
| Ableism (depicted) | 2/5 | Depicted | Son had a physical disability; a character uses derogatory language about disabled people |
| Stalking / harassment | 3/5 | Depicted | Son stalked his French teacher to the point she reported him to police; the father later also becomes fixated on her |
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Death of a child | 4/5 | Referenced | The entire plot centers on a father learning his 19-year-old son has died; his death is discussed throughout |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | 5/5 | Depicted | Grief is the central theme; the father's entire journey is processing the loss of a son he never knew |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | 2/5 | Referenced | Verbal references and inferences about a character's death by suicide |
| Other | |||
| Car accidents / crashes | 2/5 | Referenced | Son's death by car accident is the inciting event, discussed but not shown on screen |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | 2/5 | Depicted | Father acts intrusively and manipulates situations related to his dead son's life |
| Sexual Content | |||
| Age-gap relationships (predatory) | 3/5 | Depicted | Son's obsessive romantic fixation on his adult French teacher is a significant subplot |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | 2/5 | Depicted | Scene of implied nudity and explicit sexual poetry with crude language |
| Substance Use | |||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | 1/5 | Depicted | Multiple bar scenes with characters drinking alcohol |
| Drug use (depicted) | 2/5 | Referenced | Son and friend were involved in drug dealing; referenced verbally but not shown |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Gore / graphic violence | 1/5 | Depicted | One fistfighting scene with punching, shoving, and minor bruising |
Identity & Discrimination
Son had a physical disability; a character uses derogatory language about disabled people
Son stalked his French teacher to the point she reported him to police; the father later also becomes fixated on her
Mental Health & Emotional
The entire plot centers on a father learning his 19-year-old son has died; his death is discussed throughout
Grief is the central theme; the father's entire journey is processing the loss of a son he never knew
Verbal references and inferences about a character's death by suicide
Other
Son's death by car accident is the inciting event, discussed but not shown on screen
Father acts intrusively and manipulates situations related to his dead son's life
Sexual Content
Son's obsessive romantic fixation on his adult French teacher is a significant subplot
Scene of implied nudity and explicit sexual poetry with crude language
Substance Use
Son and friend were involved in drug dealing; referenced verbally but not shown
Violence & Physical Harm
One fistfighting scene with punching, shoving, and minor bruising
