Tree of Knowledge (1981) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • The film mainly focuses on young teens taking tentative steps toward developing social and romantic relationships. Physical interaction is largely limited to hand-holding, close but apparently chaste dancing in dark rooms, and a few mild kisses. There's a lot of talk about who likes who, and a few mild references such as "hottie" and "horny."
  • A major plot point deals with false rumors about sexual behavior, social ostracism, and parental concern that a girl will get a "bad reputation."
  • A teen boy comments on what would happen if he got someone pregnant. He inflates a found condom like a balloon, which upsets a girl.
  • Older teens contrive a stumble so the guy can wrestle the panties off a girl who laughs as she resists. A younger teen boy watches. We see quick flashes of her vulva and pubic hair.
  • There are brief full frontal views of women and mostly rear and breast nudity of teen girls in a gym shower room. Girls are seen in modest underwear while changing.
  • A boy draws on a blackboard a crude outline depiction of a man and woman having sex.

Violence & Gore

  • Teachers slap several students hard across the face.
  • A teacher dissects an actual fox in class, removing organs to comment on them. We see close-ups of the bloody liver and heart and his blood-stained hands. We also see another partially dissected animal and the fox handled in crass ways by students.
  • A girl resists coercion by slapping a boy's face.
  • Brief mild scuffling resulting in torn clothing.

Profanity

  • As English subtitled, only two instances: "Who the hell?" and "Am I a prick?"
  • Name calling: "slut" once or twice, and "Transactional Randy Lolita" as harassment many times.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • On a couple of occasions younger and older teens drink beer and mixed drinks.
  • One mention of a cigarette butt, but otherwise no smoking is mentioned or shown, nor any drugs.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Scenes of bullying and ostracism, dissection of animals, and teachers abruptly slapping students

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