This is easily one of the best docs I’ve seen this year.
In a time where migrants are demonized this is a film that returns the humanity to the term. It's also a film that reminds us that there are still good people in the world.
I was moved to the point where I can't really express myself.
In an age when the far right wants to make you think the people who are trying for a better life are monsters, this is reminder that they are people, with lives and families
Highly recommended.
This is a good little film that plays like a version of the self help TV shows we see in the afternoon. I say this because the film is largely various couples going into see the officers and trying to work out their differences. Some of them work things out, some don’t. Some are shocking and some are funny. It’s a real world slice of life where the counselors are trying to help the couple instead of playing to peanut gallery for ratings. This is kind of like what we might get if Frederick Wiseman did a show like Dr Phil.
I was amused. There is enough here that we remain engaged from start to finish without overstaying it’s welcome, unlike the TV shows that try to do something similar for ratngs..
Definitely worth a look
This is a very personal film. Created to pass the time while being treated the film moves at the pace of life. It’s a you are there film that puts us in every moment of Benitez’s life. As a result it is a warts and all and extremely raw film at time. Benitez holds nothing back.
For me this is a film I admire more than I like. While I could relate to portions of this film, there is much in it such things relating to being a woman, that I could not connect to emotionally. Additionally some of the pacing of some sequences broke the spell as my mind wandered. Make no mistake, that doesn’t mean it’s a bad film, rather that this is a film that is going to play better with some audiences over others.
Worth a look for those interested.
