Generally speaking there is a rule in filmmaking: never work with animals and/or children ... I am happy the director did decide to not listen! So no pun intended - as always one might say.

This is quite life confirming .. while also quite devastating ... we are talking about stuff happening that ... will blow your mind. What is the movie trying to tell you? Well you will define that ... there are quite a few hidden messages in here. The Q&A with the director after the movie was over was quite enlightening ... but I think you can work stuff out for yourself too.

Apart from the phenomenal girl actress (so small, so powerful) ... the cinematography has to be mentioned! New Zealand may be better known with Lord of the Rings ... but I wouldn't blame anyone booking a trip after watching this. Very well done - also no animals were harmed during the making of this ... a lot of digital creations were used ... so many powerful messages ... political, psychological and meaning of life stuff ... well sort of.

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