Mention of pregnancy and childbirth, including an implication that a woman cannot have children.

Sylvie burns a library book that appears to be a steamy romance novel belonging to Ruth.

There is no nudity. A girl wears a sleeveless dress with low cleavage in one scene, but nothing is shown.

A woman dies by suicide. We see her asking three young boys to help her unstick her car from the mud; she proceeds to drive off a cliff as the boys watch in horror. Her car is seen sinking, but no body is visible.

It is brought up numerous times that a grandparent died in a ghastly train crash on a bridge in town.

A woman talks of a friend who is driving into town to see her husband, who is on death row, executed by strangling.

Multiple uses of "god"/"oh my god", multiple uses of "trashy".

Alcohol: None

Drugs: None

Sylvie buys Ruth cigarettes; Ruth is often seen smoking, as are some other background characters. Posters advertising cigarettes are seen in background shop windows.

The suicide scene is quite upsetting, and may bother some viewers.

Death, homelessness, transience and family dysfunction are all topics featured in the film.

A disastrous flood destroys the lower portion of a house; while meant to be comedic, Ruth is upset by the ruining of a tin of her grandmother's family photos.