A teenage girl's father forces her to pull down her pants so he can spank her with his belt.
A priest tries to hit on a boy when they have to share a room during the night.
Ejaculation and "coming" is mentioned.
Saxon is known through the town for sleeping around with a number of guys.
Kissing is seen.
Saxon has sex with Donald but they are under a blanket and for the most part this scene is offscreen.
Violence & Gore
Moderate
A girl is violently whipped by her father's belt.
A police officer murders two people and Donald witnesses it.
Several petty fights between the schoolboys.
A police officer attempts to "accidentally" shoot Donald, but he misses.
Coldwell attempts to strangle Donald on the train tracks.
Profanity
Moderate
Several instances of childish swearing and immature sex jokes/sex phrases, nothing too serious.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Mild
It's a Cape Breton film, so nearly EVERYBODY smokes at one point or another during the film.
Beer is present in several scenes.
No street drugs are seen.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Moderate
The murder scene is offscreen but still very intense and disturbing.
A young boy with a serious illness runs outside during a thunderstorm, catches pneumonia and dies, this sceneis incredibly sad, intense and disturbing.