Tuesday, February 24, 2009

shame on them all


the little heartbreaker who plays the role of PS in this lovely film had the honor of working with, among others, wendy hughes. in australia, where this was made, the film, 'careful, he might hear you' won many awards. as an american i have never met anyone who has seen it. i think the title scares people.
it is not a scary movie. the story, a seemingly simple one, is which of the deceased mother's two sisters gets to 'keep' her son, PS. one is nurturing, the other is wealthy. the real father, logan (i love that name), adored in absentia by wealthy sister wendy eventually makes an appearance in his son's life but it is a little too late. watching the pawn the interested parties make of the child is painful but it is important to see how easy it is to forget the human right of dignity.


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