Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this drama attempts to deal with a lot of heavy issues, including the loss of a parent, grief, abuse, survival, and loyalty. There's some violence (fistfights) and sexy talk between adults (and mimicked by kids), and kids are lured by a hustler's street wisdom, his drugs (marijuana), and the promise of easy money. The movie has prominent religious themes, including messages about doubting God, as well as belief in the afterlife.

Sexual Content

Adults talk about making love "all night" while sharing kisses. Kids mimic adult behavior, saying stuff like, "She was at my house last night doing the hootchie cootchie."

Violence

Loss of a parent is the main theme. Shoving and threats among kids, but it's the adults who take vengeance into their own hands by beating up perpetrators of abuse. Z's father is ready to beat him with a belt when Z has snuck out of the house. Theme of sexual abuse is touched upon, but vaguely.

Language

Occasional language: "damn," "sucks," "butt."

Social Behavior

Z's life changes in the blink of an eye, and he has to find a strength that he didn't know that he had. The adults in his life attempt to give him strength in a time of crisis.

Consumerism

Not applicable

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Z and his friend are offered a hit off a blunt, which Z accepts. Older brother Terrell and Daddy Cole have emotional outbursts during alcohol-fueled scenes.