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Sex & Nudity

  • A boy is tricked into hitting another boy's behind with his head; his bare behind is visible onscreen. (23:30 mark)
  • A large adult man attempts to sexually assault a young girl, all we see is him unbuckle his pants and then her cousin steps in to stops it.
  • A girl is seen showering. Part of her breasts are seen. No nipples.
  • In a flashback scene, two shirtless men are shown embracing, while two of the men's younger children watch and laugh.
  • Several boys go skinny dipping, their bums are visible. (31:50)

Violence & Gore

  • A girl is penetrated with a hot curling iron. The actual act is only shown in silhouette, but it is still pretty graphic nonetheless.
  • A girl is stabbed in the back through a shower curtain; blood is shown. Later her body is discovered and a large deep slit is shown down the entirety of her back.
  • Several small children are killed in their sleep; bloody and shredded sleeping bags (with bodies presumably inside) are shown.
  • A cook has a large pot of boiling hot water poured on top of him; we see many blisters and burn marks on his hands and face as he screams in agony for a relatively long time.
  • A boy drowns after being pulled under water by the killer; we see his partially bloodied and decomposing body moments later.
  • A man pushes a young boy into a wall and threatens him.
  • A boy is stung to death by a bunch of bees. His body is shown covered in bloody welts and bees.
  • A man beats up a young boy. You only see him punching, but cannot see the boy. He is later shown with a bloody nose and lip.
  • A man gets an arrow shot through his throat.

Profanity

  • A few uses of fuck throughout.
  • The phrase c*cksucker is used a few times in a scene.
  • 1 use of ass
  • 3 uses of bitch
  • 6 uses of shit (some paired with bull)

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A man smokes a cigar in several scenes
  • Two characters appear to be smoking marijuana
  • A man is seen drinking a beer in the kitchen.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A young girl is repeatedly bullied throughout the film.

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • At the end of the movie it is revealed that one of the main characters is boy and it includes full frontal nudity including a penis.
  • We find out that one of the characters in the movie switched genders. Male nudity is present when the twist is revealed.
  • A naked boy is shown full frontal, penis and pubic hair clearly visible as the finale to the film (revealed as the killer posing allegedly as a female after being forced to cross dress by his guardian the aunt after the boating incident - not choosing to identify this way)

Violence & Gore

  • A man is killed in a boating accident, his body is seen afterwards, but we do not see any blood. A child is also killed in the accident, but the body is never shown.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • the final scene reveals the killer was a victim of childhood trauma and was forced by his guardian (his aunt), to live as a girl; merely because the aunt quote: 'preferred a girl, two boys simply won't do'
  • The final scene is very sexually graphic. It shows a fully nude boy, still-frame shot, as eerie music plays in the background for a long period of time.

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