Main Issues - Sex

Sex is one of the main concerns when it comes to classifying a film, the following have to be taken into account;
- The portrayal of sexual activity can range from kissing and verbal references to 'making love' to detail of real sex
- As the classification category rises, so does the progressively stronger portrayals of sex content
- Sex works (whose primary purpose is sexual arousal) are likely to be passed only in the adult categories
- Content containing material which may be simulated are generally rated '18'
- Sex works containing clear images of real sex, strong fetish material, sexually explicit animated images, or other very strong sexual images will be confined to the 'R18' category
- 'R18' video works may be supplied only in licensed sex shops and can only be shown in specially licensed cinemas - restrictions in place to make sure they are not viewed by under 18's