The story is about Margaret who is navigating life and puberty. It's a very endearing story, in TV movie rather than cinematic style. All of the performances are fine and it's produced really nicely.
It includes lots of elements that pre and pubescent girls will relate to: developing friendships, discovering boys, finding out about anatomy, and of course difficulties around families.
It's quite clever in that it's based on Margaret's supposed conversations with god, and religious differences raise their ugly heads within the family. Margaret doesn't even understand her relationship with god yet and the development of that runs alongside her life development, religion and self discovery and maturation all interwoven. It's a very clever story which has translated very well to the screen.
At first I would have said it was only interesting to young girls, but I found myself relating to some of the other issues such as religious differences, family dynamics etc.
All in all a decent film.
It includes lots of elements that pre and pubescent girls will relate to: developing friendships, discovering boys, finding out about anatomy, and of course difficulties around families.
It's quite clever in that it's based on Margaret's supposed conversations with god, and religious differences raise their ugly heads within the family. Margaret doesn't even understand her relationship with god yet and the development of that runs alongside her life development, religion and self discovery and maturation all interwoven. It's a very clever story which has translated very well to the screen.
At first I would have said it was only interesting to young girls, but I found myself relating to some of the other issues such as religious differences, family dynamics etc.
All in all a decent film.