Two sisters get violently separated by an abusive man.
Many scenes include glimpses of violence and abuse. Violence against women is present in this movie.
There is rape and also themes of child rape in the movie.
A husband and wife beat each other up.
The husband was advised by his father that, to make his wife obey him, the husband would have to beat her. When the husband, who loves his wife, hesitates, his father laughs at him. Later, his stepmother also advises him to beat his wife.
There is a huge fight in a juke joint between every person there; it involves punching and kicking, chair throwing, and beer bottle hitting.
A man slaps a woman for talking back to him.
A black woman punches a white man which causes a riot, and another white man ends up knocking her out and busting her eye using the butt of a gun.