A few thoughts

Now, I am in no way a movie expert, nor am I an artist.

However, this film did impress me in lots of ways.

I loved the way they played the lack of mother part - all of the charachters did seem to miss the mom and the coping with the lack of one was played excellently. What normally proves to be difficult - the passage between greef and moving on - in this film seems to be hadled with the care and respect needed.