It is implied that a key female character was sexually abused by her father during her childhood. Later in the movie, as an adult, she is singing nude on stage and harassed by a male audience. The protagonist's mother agrees to have sex with the headmaster of a school in order to get her son, who is considered slow, enrolled. In a scene, the protagonist (as a young boy) sits on a swing outside his house while grunts from the headmaster can be heard, implying sex from within the house. When leaving the house, the man is wiping away sweat and tells the boy, "(his) mama really loves (him). The boy responds by making grunting noises meant to mock the man.