Shepherd

A largely White British cast, there is some gender diversity.

The death of a spouse is pivotal to the story. Character holds a knife to their wrist and contemplates taking their own life. Non-fatal knife wound causes bloody injury. Prolonged scenes involving psychological horror and terror. Demonic visions. Character arms themselves with a knife for self-defense. Blood spatter. Disemboweled animal shown.

Language used includes "buggered," "f--k," "f---ing," "whore," "bitch," "bastard," and "piss." "Jesus" used as an exclamation.

Parents need to know that Shepherd is a British horror with occasional bloody, violent scenes and psychological threat. Eric (Tom Hughes) is a Scottish shepherd on a remote island who is grieving the recent death of his wife. He appears to want to deal with his grief by isolating himself and working through it alone. This quickly leads to deterioration in Eric's psychological state. Violence is occasional and sometimes bloody, but normally in the context of fantasy or horror. Eric is traumatized by grief, loss and guilt, and pursued with other-worldly beings that manifest this. The most-bloody violence takes place in dream sequences or when one character deliberately cuts their knife with a hand. Swearing is infrequent, but there are instances of "f--k" and other cursing. Most of the movie revolves around Eric being on his own with the supporting cast only comprised of minor roles, which are predominantly female.

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