Caroline Preece Published Date Monday, September 26, 2016 - 05:15
How do we judge what is and isn't real, when it comes to family? Are family those people we happen to be blood-related to, or is it the people collected throughout life that bring us the most joy and support? For people who have been adopted or grown up in foster care, this question is even trickier to answer, and some of the answers harder to come to terms with.
Beginning with a choice quote from Pinocchio – one of the most famous stories about what constitutes a 'real' family - Sebastian Armesto's For Grace, written by and starring Andrew Keatley, endeavors to explore these ideas of family, biological or created from love that has grown from time and affection. It is, in its own unassuming way, one of the most heartfelt films I've seen for a long time.
The set-up is...
How do we judge what is and isn't real, when it comes to family? Are family those people we happen to be blood-related to, or is it the people collected throughout life that bring us the most joy and support? For people who have been adopted or grown up in foster care, this question is even trickier to answer, and some of the answers harder to come to terms with.
Beginning with a choice quote from Pinocchio – one of the most famous stories about what constitutes a 'real' family - Sebastian Armesto's For Grace, written by and starring Andrew Keatley, endeavors to explore these ideas of family, biological or created from love that has grown from time and affection. It is, in its own unassuming way, one of the most heartfelt films I've seen for a long time.
The set-up is...
- 9/25/2016
- Den of Geek
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