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(2013)

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Sex & Nudity

  • A woman is seen fully nude as she gives birth to twins. This is mostly side nudity with some brief incidental nipples and buttocks.
  • A ten year old boy is seen urinating for several seconds with his pants and underwear pulled all the way down around his ankles.

Violence & Gore

  • A woman grunts and cries as she gives birth.
  • A man shoves a goat testicle into a boy's mouth and forces him to bite down on it. Blood runs down the boy's face.
  • A boy receives an electrical shock that puts him on his back.
  • Several villages hit and slap children in several scenes.

Profanity

  • Uses of "Damn", "Shit", "Bat Shit", "piss", "ass" and "dick", references to "balls" and boys who have "big balls" or "little balls".
  • An adult character refers to a child by the nickname "Little Dick".
  • (All dialogue is Lao, with subtitles in English, etc.)

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Some smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The scene mentioned in the "Violence & Gore" section can be disturbing to young viewers.
  • Several unexploded bombs, left over from the American-Vietnam War in the 1960s, are scattered throughout the countryside. They are referred to as "Sleeping Tigers". Major plot points center around the fear of these sleeping tigers possibly exploding.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Violence & Gore

  • The boy's mother is killed early on when a boat slips down a mountain and runs her over. This accident is sudden and quite shocking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • In one scene, a boy throws rocks at a "sleeping tiger" until it explodes suddenly and loudly. Although the scene is frightening, the boy does not die in the explosion.

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