Jason Solomons
Sunday November 4, 2007
The Observer
Among the documentaries that grabbed my attention was the remarkable Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go by Kim Longinotto, about a school for troublesome children who kick, spit and swear until controlled by the amazing everyday heroics of the teaching staff. It’s a very British version of the French hit, Etre et avoir, shot with clarity and human kindness.
(From the write up of the London Film Festival)
2 Responses
I think you should change your description to troubled children who heroically come to terms with traumatic and difficult experiences that many of us could barely imagine. These are not troublesome children; they are traumatised and without that understanding you wouldn’t understand the film.
Thank you Anonymous. I agree with what you said but the words are those of the Observer’s reviewer not mine. I have credited them for unforunately can not rewrite them. Perhaps you would like to take up your point with the author? I think people may experience the children as “troublesome” but hopefully the film does something to enlighten us as to their true situation.