Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!

Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

katiaperezmtz This is the kind of movie that everyone should watch. Whether you like tragic stories or you are trying to watch any film, this needs to be one of your options. It's such a dramatic and sad movie, but it's beautiful in other senses. The images really capture what the movie is trying to leave as a message and you can really feel what's going on.

Rob Broekhof This film gives form to destructive power and constructive temporary power in a penetrating way. Destructive in the form of the behavior of the head of the school (Forstander Frederik Heck played by Lars Mikkelsen). The constructive temporary power in the form of the behavior of one of the pupils (Elmer played by Harald Kaiser Hermann). Elmer looks for HELP at a crucial moment and gets that and that is the reason for that power. This power also leads to the fact that ultimately another student asks for HELP and therefore in principle also receives a form of temporary power. (Tøger played by Laurids Skovgaard Andersen).Statement: "A (powerful) leader does not need a massive amount of followers or supporters, but enough helpers!"

JvH48 Of course, like in Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, the circumstances in such institutions are horrible and deplorable. No one seems to care as long as no complaints are registered and nothing of the abuse and slavery comes out in the open. The story in this movie is different, however, due to demonstrating that not only management and teaching staff have their faults, but also the boys themselves maintain some sort of hierarchy. For example, we see "lower" boys tasked with e.g. collecting cigarette-ends and being bullied when set targets are not met. As such we see a self-contained ecosystem, where survival of the fittest is the norm, alongside with evading visibility (playing "ghosts") and not attracting attention. Painful scenes are intermixed with moving moments, as could be expected.The developments take their time, but that does not mean that the whole movie is boring in any way. Each time you think that you can predict the outcome, you are proved wrong. That is why this drama needs its nearly 2 hours running time to develop in full, and to explore all sides of the problem. Contrary to every description I've read about head master Heck, as being sadistic, the impression left behind is that he means well, in spite of his harsh methods. In other words, removing all sharp edges of inherently uncontrollable boys, is his way to harden and prepare them for the outside world. All of this is best illustrated by him asking, begging nearly, after having signed the dearly -wanted letter that confirms the boy is discharged, whether he (the boy) is prepared to speak out that the school has done him a lot of good, after all.All in all, casting of main protagonists is perfect and all of them perform very well. A special mention is needed for the two boys who carry the story from start to finish. We also see how difficult it is to interest TPTB for the problems at the orphanage. Interesting and unexpected developments succeed in keeping the viewer interested all along.

Benja8a This movie is so sad, but it was a real history, this movie makes me think in the society we are living, everybody is fool and this movie let us to see that in the past the things were the same, this world never change, you have to make things to changed it, this movie is sad, but with a good message, you have to see this movie it will change your life.STORY 10/10 ACTING 10/10 EFFECTS: i don't give a damn the effects, this story is the best that i have ever seen in a movie this year I don't want to spoiler this incredible movie, but you have to see it and please don't see the trailer, only the movie.