A young boy is shown naked being bathed by his mother. His penis can be clearly scene, occasionally hidden by the position of his hand, as he is standing and his mother is making him recite something. The scene lasts about a minute.

There is a scene in an art academy where several people are posing nude, male and female. They are mostly shown in long shot, and generally hidden by various objects, but there is still some nudity.

At the end, several characters are executed by guillotine. There is a substantial amount of blood, and the dripping head of one character is raised to show a crowd.

Starvation is a major theme throughout.