Miss Kiet's Children

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Miss Kiet's Children

2017

1h 53m

Documentary

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Immigrant children have to find their way in classrooms.

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

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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

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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

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Jordan M. Smith

Nonfics (Substack)

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

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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

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Samantha Celentano

Film Inquiry

Miss Kiet's Children is a genuine film, the kind that is hard to come by. At the end of the movie, you know these children, and you cannot help but remember that one teacher you had yourself.

Apr 5, 2018

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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

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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

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Petra Lataster-Czisch

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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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