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B |
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B+ |
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B+ |
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A Place Where Hope Dies, and a Boy Who Escapes
by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile)
Feb 24, 2008
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6 people found this review helpful
i think that the movie was utterly gripped by The Italian. The only problem is that I was rooting for the bad guys. a little too many familiar faces in this story, from kindhearted whores to street-urchin bullies. But even if circumstances edge toward the unlikely, Kravchuk and Spiridonov make an effective team, exploring the realities that lead to so much heartbreak for so many children. but still, there is something slightly magical about the lighting, almost as if this were a fantasy land from which Vanya might actually make an escape. This sense of unreality, of magical thinking and wishing, carries the story and Vanya through a remarkable journey. |
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