Man, this is a rough movie to watch but I feel like everyone in America today does need to see this film. It’s a pretty big eye opener on how we live in luxury compared to others and that we do need to be thankful for what we have here, right now. This movie hurts the depths of your soul. It just shows how hard it can be to a child in an abusive and large family. There’s so much to unpack with this movie, it really is a modern cinematic masterpiece. The acting is phenomenal and very realistic. The music is subtle yet palpable, it really pulls the film together. There are some great cinematic shots done well, the camerawork does well to portray where and how they are living. I also do think it shows a great story and message of not having kids if you are not ready for them financially, emotionally, or mentally. My one thing from this movie I wish they did differently was show us what the kid did to the guy who married his sister (also wished he didn’t survive, is that fucked up?) he never smiled until the last frame of the movie, cinematic excellence. I will be watching again.

Man, this is a rough movie to watch but I feel like everyone in America today does need to see this film. It’s a pretty big eye opener on how we live in luxury compared to others and that we do need to be thankful for what we have here, right now. This movie hurts the depths of your soul. It just shows how hard it can be to a child in an abusive and large family. There’s so much to unpack with this movie, it really is a modern cinematic masterpiece. The acting is phenomenal and very realistic. The music is subtle yet palpable, it really pulls the film together. There are some great cinematic shots done well, the camerawork does well to portray where and how they are living. I also do think it shows a great story and message of not having kids if you are not ready for them financially, emotionally, or mentally. My one thing from this movie I wish they did differently was show us what the kid did to the guy who married his sister (also wished he didn’t survive, is that fucked up?) he never smiled until the last frame of the movie, cinematic excellence. I will be watching again.

From the book “when Nietzsche wept”:
— To build children you must first be built yourself. Otherwise, you’ll seek children out of animal needs, or loneliness, or to patch the holes in yourself. Your task as a parent is to produce not another self but something higher.

From the book “when Nietzsche wept”:
— To build children you must first be built yourself. Otherwise, you’ll seek children out of animal needs, or loneliness, or to patch the holes in yourself. Your task as a parent is to produce not another self but something higher.

You can never feel whatever someone feels until you live with it. My life's just like him but it's just happen that his are worse than mine. The idea of having another baby while you didn't actually take care of the older babies.. This is real life scene that's brought to the screen. Whoever didn't know what it feels like to have a big fam, financial issue, daddy issues, you guys should watch this once and open your eyes. The world behind the screen won't be the same as what you see on tv, but surely it's even worse.

You can never feel whatever someone feels until you live with it. My life's just like him but it's just happen that his are worse than mine. The idea of having another baby while you didn't actually take care of the older babies.. This is real life scene that's brought to the screen. Whoever didn't know what it feels like to have a big fam, financial issue, daddy issues, you guys should watch this once and open your eyes. The world behind the screen won't be the same as what you see on tv, but surely it's even worse.

Some people never realize how much of life is just geographical luck, and I will never understand anyone who takes that for granted.

Some people never realize how much of life is just geographical luck, and I will never understand anyone who takes that for granted.

"I want the grownups to hear what I have to say. I'm sick of those who can't take care of their kids. What will I take from all this? All the insults, all the beatings, all the kickings? The chain, the hose, or the belt? The nicest word I hear is 'Fuck off, you son of a bitch!'. I was expecting to be a good man, respected and loved. But God doesn't want that. He wants us to be floor mats, to be stepped on."

Amazing performance by every actor, especially Zain. Being Lebanese Armenian, this film really hit home. I see kids like Zain on the streets all the time, and it’s heartbreaking that so many have to resort to unorthodox ways just to survive.

I could really feel Zain's emotions, as I could understand what he meant and what he was going through perfectly. It felt like the film wasn't staged, and there was no script. It looked like an ordinary day in Lebanon (which is not ordinary anywhere else).

"I want the grownups to hear what I have to say. I'm sick of those who can't take care of their kids. What will I take from all this? All the insults, all the beatings, all the kickings? The chain, the hose, or the belt? The nicest word I hear is 'Fuck off, you son of a bitch!'. I was expecting to be a good man, respected and loved. But God doesn't want that. He wants us to be floor mats, to be stepped on."

Amazing performance by every actor, especially Zain. Being Lebanese Armenian, this film really hit home. I see kids like Zain on the streets all the time, and it’s heartbreaking that so many have to resort to unorthodox ways just to survive.

I could really feel Zain's emotions, as I could understand what he meant and what he was going through perfectly. It felt like the film wasn't staged, and there was no script. It looked like an ordinary day in Lebanon (which is not ordinary anywhere else).