A beatiful movie about life and how it hurts to live onwards sometimes.
I enjoyed this movie, it has great atmosphere and good pacing even though there is not a lot of action going on. There are beatiful views of nature and likable characters, while not a lot is said about them, you still feel that you know them, they are naturally familiar. This would be a good learning material for kids, I guess, but I don't think they would be able to sit through it. Still it brings a message, which I feel is valueble to remind yourself about, even if you're a grown up, especially, if you're a parent.
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Nice Job, Ms. Schutte!
Greekguy18 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This is a small, well-told story. In an unfairly reductive but easy-to-make comparison, it's "Heidi in South Africa"; a girl facing difficulties is sent away to a stunning rural setting to be cared for by her grandparents where, like her Swiss counterpart, she makes an important new friend and overcomes a crippling personal challenge.
There's nothing terribly new or clever here, but it's all nicely done. Anchen du Plessis puts in a lot of good work, but it's more about the writing and the director's choices in the story-telling: frightening images, imaginative childhood obsessions, and a nice plot development that makes the story a more widely relevant coming-of-age narrative.
There's nothing terribly new or clever here, but it's all nicely done. Anchen du Plessis puts in a lot of good work, but it's more about the writing and the director's choices in the story-telling: frightening images, imaginative childhood obsessions, and a nice plot development that makes the story a more widely relevant coming-of-age narrative.
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