Union

Battlefield and wartime violence includes some slow-motion close-ups of bullets entering, blood spraying. Close combat with swords or hand-to-hand battle, no gore. One gunshot to the throat is shown close up, bleeding profusely; victim is shot at close range in chest as an act of mercy. A woman is shown hanging from a tree. Bodies strewn about battlefields. A man's leg gets caught in an animal trap; later, the bloody wound is shown. Lots of blood shown on a shirt front from a difficult childbirth with a safe resolution. An attempted rape. Burning homes shown, including soldiers setting fire to a house knowing a child was inside. PTSD-type flashbacks show guns, blood spray, stabbing, and a body hanging. Some scariness from human and animal skulls hanging or posted in the wilderness to frighten people away.

Bare breasts briefly seen on a surgery table. A shadowy, fully nude woman's body from underwater and lit from behind. A same-sex couple kiss in bed, caress faces, rub legs; one takes off her shirt. No sensitive body parts shown. Several same-sex kisses with one woman sometimes presenting herself as a man; her partner has always known her physical gender. Implied nudity getting into bed to keep a sick person warm; no sensitive parts shown.

"Bitch," "dammit," and "goddamned."

In historical context, adults smoke cigars, chew tobacco, spit, and occasionally drink alcohol.

Parents need to know that Union is a Civil War romantic drama with wartime violence and gore. Battles and skirmishes show bullets penetrating and blood spraying. An open gunshot wound to the throat is shown up close and bleeding profusely. There's an attempted rape. Soldiers burn homes, including one with a child inside. Bodies are strewn over battlefields and a woman hanged for disguising herself as a male soldier is shown several times without gore. The central romance is between two women, one of whom disguises herself as a man in public, and they get married. Nonbinary gender is a prominent theme, especially from the indigenous people living nearby. Sex is implied, and there's kissing and caressing, but no sensitive body parts are shown. A woman's bare breasts are shown on a surgery table, and a fully nude woman is seen from underwater and with back lighting so that it's shadowy and indistinct. In historical context, adult men smoke cigars, chew tobacco, and drink alcohol. Strong language is rare and includes "bitch" and "goddammit."

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