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Audience Member A change-of-pace for Kiarostami. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing, appalling, absolutely enthralling. A great documentary that never, never explains too much. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is probably the worst documentary I have seen in my entire life. I had to really force myself to continue watching it. I was really interested in the topic and I am big into philanthropy and charity work and I expected a touching and inspiring movie, but I was more than disappointed. The director is exploiting the topic to his own gain and not showing any of the issues at hand. The first half hour of the movie is basically showing a few kids dancing in the streets, fascinated by a camera, which they have probably never seen before. Also it shows a driver driving a car, incredibly fascinating - not! When they finally talk about the HIV/Aids issue, they say maybe 2 lines and then move one. The sound quality is horrible and translations are barely ever done and never there when you need them. And then the worst part, three guys talking for about 10 minutes in Arabic (?) with English subtitles on a black screen about the fact that it is incredibly dark - no kidding - it gets dark at night!!! And then another fascinating subject: raindrops on a driving car and windshield wipers at different settings. Wow if I wanted to see that I would not choose to watch a documentary supposedly about HIV in Uganda! Incredibly horrible movie! I feel sorry for the organization that gave their money to the director to sponsor a movie about their program to help Aids orphans, they did not get what they paid for! And I dont recommend anyone to watch this movie - you will not get what you pay for!!! For more reviews see: bluetouchreviews.webs.com Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member If I had not seen or known about Kiarostami's connection with Farough Farrokhzad I may have not made the connection to "House is Black", but it definitely seems like a huge influence on this. Essentially Kiarostami creates a subtle home movie recording a certain place and certain lives. Never once did it feel intrusive or exploitative. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Gripping images & poignant revelations Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Thank you Mr Kiarostami... Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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