
The Fundamentalist: Peaches's dad has very strong religious beliefs.Fanservice: On the other hand, you have quite a bit of nude women throughout the film, most notably Maeve Quinlan as Rhonda.In fact, most of the sex scenes in the film are made to appear as grotesque as possible, both intentionally and unintentionally. Fan Disservice: On one hand, you got Tate's aforementioned asphyxiation scene along with Claude's dad trying to give his son a blowjob.Out of the four main characters, whose lives are rife with abuse and dysfunction, his situation is probably the least psychologically messed up. A Family Affair: The teenager Shawn is sleeping with his girlfriend's mother behind her back and fantasizes about having a threeway with the two of them.Extreme Doormat: Tate's grandparents, who fall victim to Tate's extremely abusive behavior while never actually doing anything about it.It's set in America, and the film's writer and director are from America, but it was produced by Kasander Film Company and Cinéa which are from the Netherlands and France, respectively. Probably the most infamous scene in the film. Erotic Asphyxiation: Tate does this.in VERY graphic detail.Dysfunction Junction: When the kid that's cheating on his girlfriend with her mother is the least messed up one of the cast, you know the characters have some serious issues.All of the parental figures in the film have failed their youth in some grievous way. An Aesop: The film carries a strong message of warning against improper parenting and the consequences it can bring.The latter seems like a decent parent at first, until he catches Peaches about to have sex with a friend of hers).


Abusive Parents: Claude's and Peaches's fathers (the former sees Claude as nothing but a weak failure.The title character, Ken Park, commits suicide in the opening.
