Several woman are whipped repeatedly as a public punishment.

Sequences of hand to hand fighting include punches and kicks as well as sight of a man having his face stamped into the ground.

A man is struck in the head with a wooden stick.

A despairing man attempts to take his own life but is stopped and persuaded not to do so by another character.

A man repeatedly threatens others with banishment, beatings and execution for their religious beliefs; he sometimes rants angrily at female characters but does not become physically abusive.