The movie was a popular and critical success at the Sundance Film Festival last year where it received the award for the Best Dramatic Picture
'Working in a language that is not own and a country that isn't his,' declared Geoffrey Gilmore, programmer for Sundance Film Festival, 'Smith has nevertheless created a superbly incisive portrait that will take place on a global stage.'
One of the biggest assets of the freely flowing film is that it is never preachy; it does not wear its soul on the shirt sleeves. And reviewers like that approach. As one reviewer pointed out that Smith is more interested in showing how the heart works than being a preacher.
'A truly independent gem of a feature,' wrote Sheri Linden in the influential trade publication The Hollywood Reporter.
'Informed by incisive observations about the class divide but more interested in the mysteries of the human heart, this gentle variation on neorealism is a delight on every level. Uplifting without a drop of sap.'
'Remarkably, this neorealist tale, reminiscent of the great Satyajit Ray,' Linden added, 'is written and directed by an American.''
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