| nudity |
A man unbuttons his wife's blouse. He leans in to kiss her breast, which is visible shortly. She is a bit resistant, which irritates/upsets him. After roughly 30 seconds, she takes off her underwear and it cuts to intercourse. Her nude upperbody is shown for 5 seconds as she slightly arches her back. He ends it before they have a short argument.
A nude woman's breasts are seen for a few seconds in a shower. A nude man's buttocks are visible as he walks in. He tries to kiss her, she reluctantly agrees to it. He then lowers himself offscreen, touching her buttock shortly, before she stops him, telling him to come up.
A man thrusts into a woman from behind for several seconds. Their upperbodies are clothed, although the top of his buttocks is shown and hers is briefly visible. He, by chance, finishes inside her, she reacts negatively and walks away to clean her genitalia.
A man performs cunnilingus on a clothed woman, lasting for a number of seconds. A few moans can be heard from both of them. |
| violence |
A protagonist is beaten by someone else. He is punched in the stomach a few times, and across the face six times, leaving it rather bloodied and bruised. The facial blows are mostly offscreen, but we hear some yelling.
A man grasps/strangles another by the neck in a heated exchange, before punching him in the face after threatening to hit him. |
| profanity |
32 uses of 'fuck', 13 of 'shit', 8 of 'ass(hole)', 2 of 'son of a bitch', and 1 of 'p-ssy' and 'cunt'. Also 6 instances of "God", 5 of "Goddamn", 2 of "hell", and 1 of "Jesus". |
| alcohol |
A main character is an alcoholic, but it's more informed than shown. There are still a few shots of him drinking straight spirits and beer, though. Cigarettes are used in a number of scenes, but not too frequently. One or two instances of social drinking. |
| frightening |
The beating and aftermath scenes are fairly unpleasant, even though the violence itself is not long-lasting.
The scene in which the couple have sex in a motel is rather uncomfortable. The woman is reluctant, mildly brushing the man off at times and leaving him angry/upset. He raises his voice and she sarcastically taunts him to hit her, and leaves the room in tears.
There is a scene in an abortion clinic where the doctor begins the procedure while explaining what he's doing. Although no images are shown, it can still be upsetting. But it doesn't happen because the woman stops the doctor.
There is a scene where the missing family dog is located on the side of the road apparently hit by a car. It is later seen being buried,
A man jokingly threatens to jump off a road-bridge before his girlfriend tells him that she is pregnant, leading to an awkward exchange, after which she walks off and he punches the metal mesh sides of the bridge.
This film is very nihilistic about love and relationships. It is very emotionally intense. |
