This is the story of two white girls who were adopted by parents from South Asia. We follow the girls over the course twelve years as they navigate their lives and try to connect with their birth mother and her family.
The easiest thing people are going to point out is that this the reverse of every story we see where white parents adopt children of another ethnicity. Yes that is a point to get people to see the film. However the more important thing to notice is that the film makes clear that kids don’t need any sort of parents except loving ones. Both Anjali and Cecilia are good kids who are loved and that’s what we need to see.
The truth of the matter is that is a super little film. Period full stop. If you must classify it down, it’s a great film on adoption first because it forces us to see adoption stories in another way. Secondly it shows us that ultimately there is no difference between families. People are people regardless. That may sound like a "no duh", but it's something that many people have forgotten in today's political climate.
I loved this film.
Highly recommended.
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