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We see rear and full-frontal nudity of a three-year-old as he is being bathed.Two instances where we see the bare breasts of a wet nurse as she breastfeeds a boy, even at the age of eight.We see a man and his two wives cavorting under the covers, but they are interrupted by a eunuch.Many eunuchs are featured in the film. Several are shown carrying jars which contain their testicles.A woman questions her husband as to why he "won't make love" to her anymore.One woman sucks another woman's toes as they smoke opium.
A man attempts suicide by slitting his wrists, we hear the cuts and as he submerges his hands in a water-filled sink, we see blood cloud the water. Later, blood-soaked bandages are shown on his wrists.We hear fire outside a man's bedroom and see flames outside the window, the result of arson.One man threatens another with a pistol.A man is shot in the head from behind, and blood spurts from his head.We hear a gunshot and see that a man has shot himself in the head; we see the bullet wound and a pool of blood form underneath.There is archival footage of war atrocities including actual executions by gunfire as well as several close-ups of decomposed bodies. There is footage of a hand, badly burned from radiation, being treated.
The word "fuck" is said once near the end of the film.
Opium is shown being produced, sold, and used. Two of the principle characters are shown smoking opium. One is shown at several stages of her descent into addiction.Wine is consumed at various parties throughout the film.
It is implied that a baby is killed by injection.
