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watched the above-titled movie today. two thumbs up!!! =)

for those of ya who don't know what it's about, basically it's a story of four kids who are abandoned by their irresponsible mother and have to fend for themselves. the oldest kid is 12, the youngest about 4. i won't tell on the storyline, but it's a mix of bittersweet and sad. i think 'poignant' is the word.

what amazed me was not so much the plot - it was kind of slow-moving at times - but the camera angles and the way the whole movie was shot. there was great use of stills at very strategic spots in the movie (i feel) and the ways in which the camera panned in and out and framed the scenes were really well-done.

the children were amazing actors too. as one of my movie-buddies mentioned, it was like they weren't even acting! they were so natural and so vulnerably real, every emotion etched out on their face. it was like they were just going about their normal lives and being taped on a hidden camera. really really want to find out the real names of the lead 'akira' and his youngest sister 'yuki'.

so, yeah, i was mesmerised by their acting, moved by their story. go watch it if you have the chance!