The beginning is deceptive - tries to insinuate that it is a documentary, but it is not. The audio in the beginning was also nearly impossible, and since there was no closed caption, it was quite a strain. Somewhere along the way, it becomes obvious that if this were a documentary, the person filming is out of place. The viewer feels duped, deceived... a straightforward presentation of the message and scenes would have been better appreciated, in my opinion. Still, the film has some hauntingly beautiful scenes of people and landscapes. It depicts some original concepts which must haunt the viewers, but each one leaves the viewer with questions to research further: for example, the scene of the girls' last day at school (why was it their last day? Why the mixture of empty eyes and then playing? ); the Red Cross scene (is that true? It was presented in a surreal sense, like someone's horrific/saving dream. Were they running toward the legs because there was competition for them? Who were the women in white who worked for the Red Cross? What language were they speaking to each other? Why was the site in the middle of the desert? How can someone use the temporary legs? They had no means of attachment); how did the doctor pay his way (he seemed to have plenty to give, never taking); is it realistic that an American doctor would be fulfilling this role? Do the doctors actually treat the women through a hole in a drape, and through intermediaries like this? What happened to the people who were told to separate and sit down when (I assume) the black-hooded inspectors/officials searched the wedding party? Were they simply thiefs? The film expands the mind and attempts to expand the understanding... however, there are many questions and loose ends that beg to be resolved.

6/10