I agree with what somebody else said - this movie really did make me cry (as an adult).
I can remember watching it on a sunny afternoon, my wife and kids were out and I was all alone and for some reason it really resonated with me, even as an adult male. At the time, I was about 40, I'm 56 now. I still think about the film's vivid realism and characters, it's very touching story and some of the adult themes that these kids had to go through.
I don't know if I would say it's for kids necessarily, I certainly don't think it was a movie kids should avoid. Probably best viewed with their parents.
I also want to call out the score of this film which or soundtrack which was masterful. I think about the music as much as the movie sometimes.
Overall this movie was a glorious distraction from a sunny afternoon all alone at home and it was a sad tragic tale but with believable characters beautifully portrayed by young actors and a backdrop that was beautiful. I saw it around the same time as I saw the very different but equally good fil 'Sideways', two powerful films viewed during those times.
I can remember watching it on a sunny afternoon, my wife and kids were out and I was all alone and for some reason it really resonated with me, even as an adult male. At the time, I was about 40, I'm 56 now. I still think about the film's vivid realism and characters, it's very touching story and some of the adult themes that these kids had to go through.
I don't know if I would say it's for kids necessarily, I certainly don't think it was a movie kids should avoid. Probably best viewed with their parents.
I also want to call out the score of this film which or soundtrack which was masterful. I think about the music as much as the movie sometimes.
Overall this movie was a glorious distraction from a sunny afternoon all alone at home and it was a sad tragic tale but with believable characters beautifully portrayed by young actors and a backdrop that was beautiful. I saw it around the same time as I saw the very different but equally good fil 'Sideways', two powerful films viewed during those times.