The opening scene shows sixteen year-old Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick, 17) and a girl (Sarah Henderson, 12) kissing. Telly convinces the virginal girl to have sex with him. We see a partially exposed breast of the girl.
Gavino is hauled away from school at the age of 7 by his father who needs his son to watch the sheep and that his education will come at 18 years of age. He orders the boy to live in the fields day and night. We see the abusive treatment his father imposes and we are privy to some sickening bestiality moments (by the younger children who are also sheepherders).