The film begins with a long, explicit TV blowjob scene in the foreground that the boy will then try to imitate with another boy.

A boy watches a porn video with full graphic display of blow job. He attempts to forcefully imitate the event with a younger boy. Nudity is implied but not shown.

Two boys have an attempted masturbation session, but they are too young. No revealing nudity.

A boy shreds most of his clothing and urinates on a wall radiator as a protest while in solitary confinement. No nudity shown.

Full rear nudity through a shower curtain as a boy is in the home of a chicken-hawk

All scenes are skillfully delivered with a reasonable degree of graphic realism but with the intent to educate and "keep it real"; rather than to shock.

Boy is brutally beaten by a teen and hospitalized. The make-up effects are quite chilling.

Numerous incidents of incarcerated boys throwing aggressive tantrums and having to be forcefully restrained by adults. A guard is bitten by a boy.

Numerous threats of violence from the young inmates directed towards each other and the guards/social workers.

Boy physically abuses himself in response to hearing the violence of other inmates upon each other. He hits himself in the head and bangs his head on furniture.

A boy has an adult kneel on his throat in response to a tantrum, choking the boy.

All scenes are skillfully delivered with a reasonable degree of graphic realism but with the intent to educate and "keep it real"; rather than to shock.

The language of the incarcerated boys is exceedingly profane. But not really a departure from reality of such situations.

Adults are seen smoking and drinking. Drug use implied.

Boy is offered a challenge to finish off a bottle of alcohol in 20 minutes for $10. He drinks some but doesn't like the taste.

Most of the tantrum and confinement scenes in the boy's home are very intense.

A young boy is dangled upside down from an overpass by his intoxicated and mentally ill parent in response to his mild acting out.

A boy has a very difficult phone conversation with his mentally ill mother. The shock in his eyes as he tries to deal with this event is intense.