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Tag Archives: Orphanage
A House Made of Splinters (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): They still have hope, though
Documentary film “A House of Made of Splinters”, which was Oscar-nominated early in this year, simply but closely observes the children and staff members of a special orphanage in Lysychansk of eastern Ukraine. As following how they live day by … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Orphanage, Real-life figure, Real-life story, War
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My Life as a Zucchini (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meet Courgette and his friends
It is always delightful to watch simple, sweet animation films like “My Life as a Zucchini”, which was selected as the Official submission of Switzerland for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 2017 Academy awards in last year … Continue reading
Beyond the Hills (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A devastating clash between two values
Loosely based on a shocking real-life incident, Romanian film “Beyond the Hills” presents us a slow but compelling drama about two young women entangled in a simple but difficult circumstance caused by two conflicting values. While not taking sides with … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Convent, Homosexuality, Nun, Orphanage, Priest, Real-life story, Religion, The Orthodox Church
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Machine Gun Preacher (2011) ☆☆(2/4) : He’s still with guns…
“… one of the wild ones. Oh, we’ve some of them in every generation. You can’t tame them, you can’t bring them into the community and make them live in law and order. They go their own way. If they’re … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Children, Christianity, Orphanage, Preacher, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Puss in Boots (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Two cats and one egg
When “Shrek Forever After” was released in 2010, it was advertised as the last installment of the series, but, in the age of countless sequels, we all knew that was far from being true. As a matter of fact, because … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Animation, Comedy, Fairy tale, Friendship, Orphanage, Romance
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