Parents' Guide to Tollbooth

Parents need to know that Tollbooth is a British dark comedy, with strong language and violence, about a toll booth operator on the England-Wales border, whose criminal past catches up with him. Known only as "Toll Booth," the lead character (Michael Smiley) is pragmatic but also ruthless and is motivated primarily by self-preservation. He is skilled but not a role model, unlike local police officer Catrin (Annes Elwy), who works hard to unravel the various mysteries caused by assorted criminal activity in the area. The violence is occasionally bloody and graphic and the characters' confrontations escalate, including one shot where we look through a bullet hole in someone's head. There are also severed body parts and brief nudity along with the violence. The swearing frequently includes variations of "f--k" and "c--t." Consumerism is shown as part of the underworld economy in which many characters thrive, barter, and bargain to improve their wealth and general standard of living and work. Drinking is less rare and mostly in moderation, although one character recklessly drinks while using a motorbike. Welsh is spoken instead of English in some scenes, reflective of the border town setting.

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