This film reminded me of the tale of Huckleberry Finn. That story's inner strength lies with the adventures boys get up to when their parents are not around. This film tells a similar story about two boys but involving a more modern plot, that of what two boys get up to when their drug addict parents are taken away by the state.
Child Welfare exists to help children, but they don't always make the best decisions. Sometimes kids fall through the cracks or are directly or indirectly harmed by its policies and actions.
The two boys try, fail and eventually find a way to live some semblance of a normal life despite working hard to avoid the authorities themselves. Some of the acting is uneven at times and the scene with the shop keeper didn't play out right. However the two lead actors were very good most of the time. It's hard work carrying a film, its even harder to do that at such a young age. The entire film revolves around them, they are in every scene. Its a film that is at times painful to watch, but the way the two characters bond is really realistic and well done.
Child Welfare exists to help children, but they don't always make the best decisions. Sometimes kids fall through the cracks or are directly or indirectly harmed by its policies and actions.
The two boys try, fail and eventually find a way to live some semblance of a normal life despite working hard to avoid the authorities themselves. Some of the acting is uneven at times and the scene with the shop keeper didn't play out right. However the two lead actors were very good most of the time. It's hard work carrying a film, its even harder to do that at such a young age. The entire film revolves around them, they are in every scene. Its a film that is at times painful to watch, but the way the two characters bond is really realistic and well done.