Moving, beautifully crafted, unbelievable performances, direct, poetic, raw. I was so moved by this film, I find it hard to compose complete sentences to describe it. This movie touched and inspired every cell in my body. The acting by the entire cast was precise and authentic. How were they able to compile this cast? How did they manage to extract these performances? The writing is intelligent, sensitive, moving and direct. This is a rare script. Each scene in this movie required such an investment by the entire film crew to reach its rare authenticity. The courage it would take to produce this film escapes me. While the result deserves the highest awards, this is not a film that was made for the sake of popularity. This film feels like a labor of love and the result of the truest of intentions. My hat is off to anyone who participated in this film.
This film moved me more then "Schindler's List" or "The Pianist", because it doesn't try to overwhelm with the scale of evil that happend during WWII, but decides to leave it solely in the viewer's context, and focuses on a drama of a single refugee boy, trying to cope with his past as and adult writer in Canada. The film doesn't try use over-dramatic acting, action or soundtrack for the effect, remaining toned down and relying on excellent screenplay.
MCT:April 30, 2008
MCT:April 30, 2008
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