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Sex & Nudity

  • A teenage boy mistakenly believes his English teacher has a romantic crush on him. In her attempt to entice this truant student back to his studies, he believed she was trying to get him alone. Late at night, he corners her in her classroom and tries to kiss her but is gently rebuffed.
  • Male high school student tells teacher he got a girl in "trouble," meaning pregnant. "Self-abusive practices" is used as a euphemism for masturbation. There is reference to a student's mother being a prostitute or streetwalker.

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A young student attempt attempts to kill herself by jumping out a classroom window because because she was humiliated by a male teacher with whom she was in love. The suicide attempt is implied rather than shown.
  • A confrontation between a female teacher and a male student alone late at night in a classroom is a little ominous and frightening.

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