Palm Trees and Power Lines | Australian Classification

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Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)

Strong themes of abuse and sexual violence

Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)

Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)

What do the ratings mean?

Poster image for Palm Trees and Power Lines

"During summer break, a disconnected teenage girl falls into a
relationship with a man more than twice her age. She sees him
as the solution to all of her problems, but his intentions are not
what they seem."

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Nudity None
Sex Moderate impact

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Palm Trees and Power Lines is an American drama in which Lea, a disconnected seventeen-year-old girl, falls in love with a seemingly-kind man who is twice her age.

Themes

The film contains themes of coercive abuse in the form of a man using deceit and emotional control to groom a seventeen-year-old girl for prostitution. The film also contains themes of family dysfunction, as well as visual and verbal references to a sexual relationship between an older man and an underage girl.

Violence

The film contains violence in the form of coercive abuse and a strong scene of coercive sexual violence.

Sex

The film contains discreet sex scenes.

Language

The film contains use of the words, "f**k", "bitch", "asshole" and "shit".

Drug use

The film contains discreet drug use in the form of smoking a bong.

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Industry details

Classification date

10 July 2023

Year of production

2022

Classification

MA 15+

Consumer advice

Strong themes of abuse and sexual violence

Category

Films

Category detail

Public Exhibition

Media type

SVOD, On Demand, DCP

Version

ORIGINAL

Duration

110 minutes

Director/Creator

Jamie Dack

Producer

Leah Chen Baker | Jamie Dack

Production company

Fiesta Island Films | Neon Heart Productions

Country of origin

USA

Language

ENGLISH

Applicant

Kismet Movies Pty Ltd as The Trustee for Kismet Unit Trust

File number

T23/20184

Classification number

CLAS-189214

Alternative titles

Not Specified

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