Classification of the film "Joker" shown on October 13, 2024: intervention with TF1
Arcom was alerted to the diffusion, on October 13, 2024 at 9:15 pm on TF1, of the film Joker, accompanied by the sign "forbidden in theaters to children under 12" and the pictogram "-12".
It considered that the film Joker constituted a "program of great violence", thus falling into category IV ( cinematographicworks forbidden to under-16s, programs of an erotic or violent nature), which may only be shown on air from 10:30 pm (except on specialized cinema channels), in accordance with the provisions of the notice of June 7, 2005.
Consequently, Arcom has demanded that the service editor apply the corresponding signage in the event of reruns of the work in question.