A really interesting movie about a problem all too prevalent today.
Anyone who has children can not help being moved (to tears possibly) when the parents who believe their boy has drowned find out otherwise. I thought this was an immensely powerful scene and the use of the mobile phone and the home video playing in the background was really effective.
The director pits this pivotal event of the first half of the film against what happens to the other children in the second half. Without giving too much away, we see a privileged boy trying to help those who are less fortunate than he, yet he discovers that good will and determination are not always enough to save those who circumstances don't ensure a safe and prosperous life.
Bravo to the director for making a movie that contains joy and sadness, depicts a very real problem accurately, and shows two very different transitions from the innocence of youth to the knowledge that the world is not always a pretty place, even for kids.
Anyone who has children can not help being moved (to tears possibly) when the parents who believe their boy has drowned find out otherwise. I thought this was an immensely powerful scene and the use of the mobile phone and the home video playing in the background was really effective.
The director pits this pivotal event of the first half of the film against what happens to the other children in the second half. Without giving too much away, we see a privileged boy trying to help those who are less fortunate than he, yet he discovers that good will and determination are not always enough to save those who circumstances don't ensure a safe and prosperous life.
Bravo to the director for making a movie that contains joy and sadness, depicts a very real problem accurately, and shows two very different transitions from the innocence of youth to the knowledge that the world is not always a pretty place, even for kids.