Tenet is given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat, domestic abuse, infrequent strong language

The BBFC have given Christopher Nolans much anticipated movie Tenet a 12A age rating in the UK.

The has had a couple of release date moves due to the COVID-19 pandemic but as the UK starts to reopen and cinemas start to open their doors again the movie is now set to open on August 26th.

Tenet is being touted as the blockbuster that will restart the box office, no movie has made over a million in a single weekend since cinemas started reopening and this could be the first to do so.

The movie stars John David Washington and Robert Pattinson, almost nothing is know about the story but it is said to be a genre bending narrative in the same vein as Nolans Inception.

Here is the BBFC rating breakdown.

• BBFC age rating: 12A
• UK release date: 26th August 2020
• Reason for age rating: moderate violence, threat, domestic abuse, infrequent strong language
• Official runtime: 149 minutes (2 hours 29 minutes
• The movie was passed uncut.

TENET (12A) moderate violence, threat, domestic abuse, infrequent strong language https://t.co/GXIsn02aFz

— BBFC (@BBFC) August 17, 2020