Original sentence: In a move seen as heavy-handed by some, "Sweet Sixteen" was given an "18" rating by the British Board of Film Classification due to the language used; with an estimate of 200 uses of the word "fuck" and twenty of "cunt".Liam's attempts to raise money for the two of them are set against the backdrop of Greenock and Port Glasgow.The film tells the story of a working class Scottish teenage boy, Liam (played by Martin Compston), a typical 'ned', who dreams of starting afresh with his mother who is completing a prison term
Edited sentence: "Sweet Sixteen" was given an "18" rating by the British Board of Film Classification, ensuring that young people of the age depicted in the film were unable to view it legally.Despite the hopeless situation in which Liam finds himself at the end of the film, it is Liam's fighting spirit that gives the film some sense of hope.Liam's attempts to raise money for the two of them are set against the backdrop of the poor areas of Greenock & Port Glasgow.The film itself tells the story of a working class Scottish teenage boy, Liam (played by Martin Compston), a typical 'ned', who dreams of starting afresh with his mother who is completing a prison term for a crime she did not commit.This rating was imposed because of the language used, with an estimate of 200 uses of the word "fuck",  twenty of "cunt".Typical of Loach's directing style, Liam's circumstances do not improve, and go from bad to worse