To be honest the story isn't detailed enough and it seems a bit manipulative emotionally at times. It is however timely for sure. The biggest problem I had with this movie is that it is so eager to search for stereotypical drama that it leaves behind the tragedy like what it is really like being left in a foreign country by oneself as a teenager. The story doesn't really go there as it prefers building the false impression of tragedy around the siblings of the main character. We end up being stuck in a story between the tragedy of the adults that are left to their own devices in the foreign land and a story of a child that doesn't have any will on his own. The movie had its moments and the reality of the main character journey is horrifying but ultimately the movie lacks some pieces. Valtz in bashir or even the Breadwinner are far superior in my eyes. Also the animation style didn't really suit me though it is very subjective.
