An adolescent boy jumps into bed after taking a bath (offscreen) and his bare bottom is visible for a split second.

A man touches a woman's clothed breasts.

Some talk of infidelity.

A woman asks a young boy if he has ever slept with a woman. He talks about trying to solicit a prostitute. The dialogue is non-explicit.

Antoine is smacked harshly in the face several times.

In a classroom scene, students recite English phrases. One student is supposed to say the word "beach" but it ends up sounding like "bitch." He may be doing this deliberately.

A few mild obscenities, mostly spoken by a young boy.

One use of "asshole" and of "damn". Two uses of "shit."

A young boy smokes cigarettes throughout the film.

A young boy tries to drink wine in one scene. He also smokes a cigar.

The way the film ends is one of the saddest and most devastating endings ever put to film.

Most of the movie deals with a theme of negligence and child abuse, as well as the boy's turn to a life of petty crime, and it sets a depressing mood for the film.