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Miss Kiet's Children

Play trailer 3:05 Poster for Miss Kiet's Children Released Dec 13, 2017 1h 53m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Immigrant children have to find their way in classrooms.

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Tom Long Detroit News In the end "Miss Kiet's Children" offers hope and promise. After all, if these kids can thrive, all kids should be able to. Rated: B+ Mar 9, 2018 Full Review Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice Much like a day at elementary school, this vrit wonder called Miss Kiet's Children is exhausting, heartening, raucous, tender, occasionally dull, sometimes tearful, and ultimately a vital public good. Dec 12, 2017 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times "Miss Kiet's Children" is a pointedly political (if overly precious) documentary set entirely at a Dutch primary school. Dec 12, 2017 Full Review Jordan M. Smith Nonfics Quiet and cute, but big hearted and bold in its serene handling of the immigrant experience, Miss Kiet's Children may have been my personal favorite. Dec 5, 2018 Full Review Alan Scherstuhl L.A. Weekly Much like a day at elementary school, this verite wonder called Miss Kiet's Children is exhausting, heartening, raucous, tender, occasionally dull, sometimes tearful and ultimately a vital public good. Nov 6, 2018 Full Review Jordi Costa El Pais (Spain) Miss Kiet's Children is far more than an extraordinary feat in documentary filmmaking - it's uncontaminated observation. [Full Review in Spanish] Jun 22, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Reminiscent of Michael Apted's "7 Up" series, a quietly sensitive documentary without a narrative line except to follow a school year in a Dutch mixed-age classroom of refugee children. As in the Apted series, the children's personalities emerge through their own actions and words as they meet the challenges of new language, cultural assimilation, and the simple discipline of daily school attendance. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review dave d If you want to learn how to teach watch 'Miss Kiet's Children'. Kiet Engels is a teacher in a Dutch school educating refugees from various countries. Often there is a language barrier and through patience and understanding Kiet gets through to the kids. The camera is at the kids height which puts the viewer in their shoes which was a nice touch. As for the film, it does drag at times, but there isn't a moment that a good teacher wouldn't find fascinating. The human element is at full force. This could be any classroom anywhere. Final Score: 7.8/10 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Immigrant children have to find their way in classrooms.
Director
Petra Lataster-Czisch, Peter Lataster
Screenwriter
Petra Lataster-Czisch
Distributor
Icarus Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Dutch
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 13, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 27, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.5K
Runtime
1h 53m
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