Parents guide

A man and woman lie together in bed. She asks if he wants to make love, later they kiss and it is implied that they are having sex off screen.

Children are in a hospital - one coughs up blood. Bloody sheets imply that the child has died.

A man is called a racial slur and then punched in the face. His nose bleeds.

There are confrontations between characters, mostly with shoving and yelling.

The word "indian" is frequently used to refer to aboriginal people - both by the aboriginal people and as a racial slur by others.

Other racial epithets are used towards aboriginal people (chug, squaw, apple)

There is some profanity in conversation - 1 bitch, 2 damn, 1 goddamn, 2 hell, 1 ass.

A character refers to a political figure with a homophobic slur - faggot.

One character uses a historical derogatory term for black people in reference to the treatment of aboriginal people.

Throughout the film characters are seen smoking tobacco in cigarettes, in appropriate historical context.

There are several references to excessive drinking on reserves and by aboriginal people.

Women argue and are implied to be drunk.

Young people are shown drinking out of paper bags.

A very young child asks for whiskey and is later shown drinking from a paper bag.

Men have a conversation while drinking from paper bags and are clearly intoxicated on alcohol or drugs.

Young people are shown approaching a car's gas tank with a hose, later there is mention of using gasoline to get high.

A child is removed from their home and taking to a hospital then a residential school. No violence is shown, but mistreatment is implied - children stand in a lineup shivering under pressure to turn in one who has tried to escape.

A man speaks about past injustice towards aboriginal people - several people are shown crying.

A woman is shown chained to a railing as government officials remove her child to be placed into a foster home. She chases their car, crying.