From Award winning director Iciar Bollain and from the pen of screenwriter Paul Laverty, who in the past has been responsible for such powerful and passionate movies as I, Daniel Blake and the Wind That Shakes the Barley comes the tale a girl, her uncle and her friend as they start an emotional travel to recover a family tree as a tribute to her dying grandfather.
This emotional and heartfelt community drama is aided by some wonderful cinematography throughout, a poignant tone and a premise that simply sucks you in from the start and never lets go.
It is arguably however, the performance of Anna Castillo as Alma that elevates this movie to another level as she is quite clearly the driving force behind this touching social family drama.
The emotion behind the physical and symbolic journey that this family undertake, where they've come from and,indeed, what the future lies is handled brilliantly in the subtle strokes of a multi award winning director in top form.
What results is a charming, soulful and heartfelt film that takes the audience on it's own journey in the capable hands of a skillful screenwriter, charming cast and formidable director in a David vs Goliath type tale of modern times. Excellent!
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