CBFC U/A 16+ · our read 16+ · read from 24 reviews and the board’s record
16+
Parents should know
Moderate scary or upsetting scenes: a boy's actions make a character collateral damage and cause childhood trauma. A mother and her young son constantly change names and hide from her past after her release from prison; the film centers on their fierce bond, separation, and reunion, with themes of trauma and loss. Also moderate violence.
Parents should know
16 and up
Moderate violence
Moderate intense scenes
From 24 reviews Filmi read; the age is the CBFC U/A 16+ certificate’s.
1 · CertificateCBFC U/A 16+
2 · Filmi’s read5 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
Sex & nudityNot documented
Drinking, smoking, drugsNot documented
3 · Parents’ votesNone counted yet. Yours is the slider below.
A teenage boy searches for his missing mother following a turbulent childhood and her subsequent disappearance, exploring his search for closure and the truth about his past.
Filmi puts it at 16+, and the CBFC certified it U/A 16+.
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A teenage boy searches for his missing mother following a turbulent childhood and her subsequent disappearance, exploring his search for closure and the truth about his past.
Parents ask
Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Balan: The Boy OK for kids?
Filmi puts Balan: The Boy at 16+ — suitable for 16 and over. The CBFC certified it U/A 16+. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.
What age is Balan: The Boy suitable for?
16+, based on the CBFC rating of U/A 16+. 3 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.
What content should parents know about in Balan: The Boy?
What the record shows: violence — moderate; language — none, documented; sex or nudity — not on record; drink or drugs — not on record; frightening scenes — moderate. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.
Did the censor board cut anything from Balan: The Boy?
The CBFC certified it U/A 16+ with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.
