The way the film tells its story is very interesting and original. It goes back and forth in time between before and after the death of the mother but it’s the way in which it’s edited that sets it apart from tons of other movies that have used the same back-and-forth technique. It inserts each of the key scenes at just the perfect moment for the viewer to feel the emotion intended; it is out of sync and there was subsequently a danger that it would be hard to keep up with. But not for a single moment does that occur – it’s at heart a simple film just done in such a way that makes it creatively complex.

I love the basic storyline of the film in that it explores how a tragic death of a close member of a family can affect the people who have to deal with it in different ways. As an audience member, and an outside observer, it’s easy to say things like, “Why is he acting like that? What’s wrong with him?” But if you were in that situation experiencing those things there’s no telling how you would (re)act.

Although this is definitely a small film in terms of scale it resonates just as much, and probably more, than the bigger films out there — it goes to prove that bigger isn’t necessarily better. I am happy to have gotten the chance to see this little gem of a film, and I am sad to say it probably won’t get much of a wide release, as it’s one of the best films I’ve seen so far in 2008.