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I enjoyed it very much... At the beginning, I was thinking: "This is a decent enough film." But, it got better and better and, by the time we got to the bombing, I was on the edge of my seat..! I left the cinema feeling I'd seen an excellent film and uncharacteristically excited. Though, I overheard someone who'd also been in the screening say that he found it a depressing film... Like my other favourite foreign-language film of the year - "How I Ended My Summer" - it's not without faults... After all the fuss about taking a knife into school, calling the car-bombing an act of "harsh vandalism", which would be dealt with by social services seemed a distinct under-reaction... And, I wasn't sure that enough time was spent in Africa... Of course, we saw what we needed to see of his life in Africa. But, with the greater part of the film taking place in Denmark, it seemed a little out of balance. But, as with "How I Ended My Summer", the acting was fab and I was completely engrossed. So, I was more than happy to turn a blind eye to the odd little problem and simply enjoy a generally excellent film.
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kittwarn
12 years ago
Just saw it at our Nordic Film Festival and was excited to see it since it got the Oscar last year. I was not disappointed...all of the people I went with agreed it was extraordinary.
Still thinking about it 3 days later....the acting was so superb, especially the children. Some of the scenes were just overwhelming.
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KatrinaW
12 years ago
While all the adults were great in this film, the child actors totally blew me away. Believable and natural.
I loved this movie, and it's one of those that stayed with me for quite a while after watching it.
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polexia
12 years ago
It really sticks with you! I saw it on Netflix and kind of in pieces over the course of a few days because I kept getting distracted and had lots of work etc. but I did get a chance to view it a few times and I always see something new. Sometimes I just love the music and the cinematography and watch it for that -- it was unique.
Has anyone heard of or seen KONY2012? That Joseph Kony reminded me of "The Big Man" in this film. Anyone else feel that way?
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
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MartinP666
12 years ago
I can see how it is perceived as an under-reaction, but it is how things are done here (Sweden, Denmark, Norway). The kids are under 15 (at least I assume they are?) and thus can not be prosecuted in a court of law. Social services will engage the case to see what their family situations are like or if something else has gone wrong in their lives etc.
I think the parents in a case like this would somehow be sentenced to pay for the damages, but I am not completely sure how that works.
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