Our certificate rating for our film opening

As a group, we have decided that our certificate rating for our film opening will be 12a.

To do this, we used the BBFC Website. We looked at the criteria for different age ratings and then confirmed our film to be a 12a. It is important that we choose carefully as we do not want to limit our audience too much but we don't want it to be too inappropriate or disturbing for younger viewers.
The following reasons are why our film is a 12a:
-There is an overall tone which affects the way the audience feels. This could be a dark or unsettling tone which could disturb the audience, this pushes the rating from a 12 to 12a.
-No strong language
-Suitable for 12 year olds
-No discrimination
-No sexual behaviour or scenes
-Moderate violence may occur later on in the film.
-Action sequences may be disturbing. To be on the safe side, the robbery itself may be slightly unsettling for some viewers so therefore our film opening is a 12a.