A man is seen nude from behind while in a bath. This shot lasts for several seconds and is not in a sexual context.

A man/teenager is beaten by his captor (he spends the beginning of his life locked in a dark basement) with a large wooden club. The scene is more emotionally than physically heavy-hitting given the circumstances.

Light drinking and smoking.

The emotional impact of the film is very powerful.

The concept, that a man is found in a German town square unable to walk or talk as he has been trapped in a cellar since birth, could be disturbing to some. The entirety of the film looks chiefly at his status as a social pariah, and this could also disturb some.

The film has heavy-hitting emotional power.