I'll start by saying that I absolutely love documentaries of any kind and on any subject and these are predominantly what I'll choose to watch.
The subject of this documentary, Lotje, is clearly a beautiful human inside and out and her strength in the face of such a harrowing and life-changing event is incredible. I know I couldn't cope with all the challenges she faced with such dignity and grace. When I saw her lecturing and speaking French I just couldn't believe her progress, which was all achieved from her own positivity, strength and hard work.
That being said, for some reason, I found that my mind kept wandering to other things things. I'm not sure if it's the editing as another reviewer mentioned or just that the documentary was probably longer than the content warranted or perhaps it was the reviews I read and the high expectations they created.
Sadly sometimes an interesting person/subject doesn't necessarily make for an interesting documentary.
Sadly sometimes an interesting person/subject doesn't necessarily make for an interesting documentary.