When flying for a long time, it’s nice to watch 1 or 2 movies. Airlines usually have a quite large selection of various genres. However, on a recent flight, there was only one movie for everyone to choose from, and it was not exactly kid-friendly.
What happened? Qantas Airlines is an Australian airline. And like every major airline, Qantas offers the possibility of watching movies or series on board. They have a pretty good selection.
On a 10-hour flight from Sydney to Haneda in Japan, however, there were technical issues, preventing every guest from choosing their own movie. The staff had to select a movie that every guest had to watch – and apparently, they chose the wrong one.
An Intense Chamber Play – But Not for Kids
Which movie is it about? As The Guardian reports, the individual movie selection did not work for technical reasons. After some guests complained, the crew decided to put on a movie for all guests. For unknown reasons, they chose Daddio.
Daddio is a film from 2023. Dakota Johnson, known from Suspiria, plays Girlie, who takes a taxi at an airport. The taxi driver, Clark, is played by Sean Penn. The drama is a classic chamber play that mainly takes place in the taxi.
In the taxi, the two engage in deep discussions about their relationships. It explicitly deals with sexual content and their past and present stories. In Germany, the film is rated for ages 12 and up, while in the USA, it is rated R for explicit language and content, meaning it’s for adults.
According to The Guardian, one guest described the film as 40 minutes of penis and breasts
. Additionally, the guest reportedly said: These poor kids and their parents, because you should have heard the audible gasps throughout the entire airplane
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Another passenger took the opportunity to mock Madame Web: [In the film] Dakota Johnson starred in it, and I honestly thought they were playing Madame Web or something – I honestly don’t know if that would have been worse
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When the guests realized that the film was not suitable for everyone, the crew apparently changed it to a children’s movie. Qantas then publicly apologized in a statement for the unusual situation. If you want to watch the film, you need to buy or rent it. Currently, the film is not available for streaming. You can find kid-friendly movie recommendations on this list: 6 underrated animated films that every Disney and Pixar fan should see.
