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well, first thing I should mention about this film is the music. It was so touching and well arranged with each moments that I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. Mainly with the guitar with the keyboard sound that fakes to sound like chamber orchestra together. It makes the moments surround with melancoly and sympathatic feeling.The story is about a boy who's mother(Molly Parker) is a heroin addict. He has to be apart with his mother in the middle of the movie because her mother has to be in an institution. He has a woman friend who is way older then him(Keira Knightley) who is also a drug eddict who is also pregnant.The boy is practically surrounded with junckies. He once even wanted to feel what his mother feels and tries to smoke weed and totally wasted. That moment was very touching for me since he has the most innocent boy was corrupted and he was in a totally in a nother world at that time because ot the adult's toy.The movie ends with a happy ending somehow, more of an open ending. It acutally owns a great amount of deal to the music.Without the music this movie could not have been this great.There are actually two kinds of music in this film. One is as already told you. the guitar sound with keyboard faking the chamber orchestra, the other is house music- electric pop. They are all so great.If the musician was selected by the director he must have been a genious.It is no surprise knowing that the director is an old guy who has a lot of movie making experience both in TV and Theater.This is something you should see if you can make time.

This edgey drama about the hoplessness of poverty and drug addiction has the veiwer plunging into the depths of despair, and finally lifted into the arms of hope. Young David Wenham is inspiring as the oldest son of a hoplessly heroine dependent mother played admirably by Molly Parker. Wenham's range of emotion is surprising and broad for so young an actor. Keira Knightley is typically brilliant as the young boy's emotionally challenged friend and, unfortunately, his dark enabler. Knightley's character's struggle with her circumstance and the better angels of her nature yield a performance equally inspiring to those of Parker and Wenham. In the end, you are left cheering for the mother's apparent recovery, and wrenching decline of the friend. I'd recommend this film to anyone not already swallowing antidepressants. For those who are, see a nice romantic comedy.

This series is similar to "Clannad." It's a "slice-of-life" romantic comedy set in a Japanese high school. It's very sweet, very touching . . . and very, very funny! The music! Ooo,the music!! It's first rate!!! The opening song ("Aozora loop" by Marble) is FANTASTIC . . . and so is the 2nd closing song {"Wasurenaide" by Suara). And it's clean! Like "Clannad" there is no fan-service. For the young lovers just holding hands is a big deal! Differences from "Clannad" include not a "harem" comedy, no supernatural element (other than love itself), and is a little like Fellini's "8 1/2" in that there's a movie being made inside a movie! (This effects one of the storylines in an interesting way.) Collection 1 and Collection 2 are BOTH amazingly great! (The one just continues the other.) As to drawbacks . . . there's no dub (but, to be honest, you hardly notice); no extras; background animation is sometimes a little too water-colorish; and--o, yes!--that title! [Blush.] While the story IS a wee bit saccharine (but I LOVE that about it!), the title is WAY over-the-top too sugary for it. Maybe something about love triangles, green and pink puppets, and udon (!) would have been better. Anyway, if you love "Clannad," I think you'll love this series, too.

Realistic well-acted story about drug addiction and its effect on others.

An interesting view of a world I don't know. Thank goodness. The acting is top-notch. It feels real.

Molly Parker's quiet beauty triumphs again. This film worth seeing.Julian Wasser

I think this is Harry Eden's lst movie. He is very young, but is the dominate character in this sensitive human drama between a drug addicted mother and her son. It is really an awesome movie one should not miss, especially a Harry Eden fan.

Excellent, was what I wanted and in great condition :) very happy with seller

The young actor, Harry Eden, who plays Paul is certainly a promising actor. But the subject matter is pretty depressing, although the relationship between Paul and his mum is touching. But unfortunately the sound quality on my copy of the dvd was so poor that it was very difficult to make out what was being said a lot of the time, even at high volume. I asked for a refund and got it straight away.

Excellent dvd. Well packaged and delivered on time

Film OK not bad

A brilliant debut for the young lead. A heartwarming, believable story.

Few british films live upto this level of dramatic tension and relate you to the characters the way this disgustingly underrated masterpiece do. 5 stars for a rating and and another 50 for the attention it deserves. Grab whilst you can before it disappears into the purgatory of being deleted.