This "coming-of-age" film is deeply emotional and potentially disturbing; some dark or violent scenes are combined with sporadic levity and black comedy.
A teenaged girl feigns an epileptic fit, causing an elderly store clerk to become agitated thus triggering an attack (e.g. heart, stroke) requiring subsequent medical attention; the girl is later informed that the man survived.
As noted under "Violence & Gore":
An encounter in a bar restroom can be seen as intense; a female teenager is nearly assaulted before an adult male intervenes on her behalf, beating the predator unconscious.
Two adults (1 female, 1 male) are shot with a revolver handgun:
an adult male inadvertently shoots an adult female to prove, erroneously, that a gun is not loaded;
a female teenager shoots an adult male out of fear for her life. The resulting bullet hole is conspicuous.
As noted under "Nudity & Sex": *Trigger Warning*
There is an implied assault or rape scene when a female teenager is chased by a male into an orchard at night. Nothing is seen or heard as they disappear between rows of trees as the camera pulls up for a wide-shot over the dark field; there is a concurrent 27-second voiceover of an alphabet game; by letter "E" the female voice sounds uncomfortable, by "J" she sounds pained, and by letter "S" the voice is subdued and the scene ends. While not overtly graphic, this scene is suggestive and may be disturbing for some people.
A clothed 13-year-old female wakes up tied to a bed, her wrists and ankles (legs together) bound to the frame by rope. She struggles to break free, screams for help, and curses before an adult male enters the room.