Cinema-goers take umbrage at age classifications

Superheroes, sex, and a debate over whether a dog would eat a corpse are some of the issues that have prompted complaints to the organisation responsible for classification ratings so far this year.

Documents released to the Irish Examiner by the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) has revealed some of the parental concerns around some of the movies that played out in cinemas for the first half of 2019 — and the response to these from Ger Connolly, director of film classification.