Life is hard and art is beautiful

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2001)

Well, life and art don't always get along with each other. Life has its hard laws and art is an expression of human freedom. Two miners, father and son fight for a better life for themselves and their family while the youngest member of that same family dreams of becoming a dancer. That means also a hard fight for himself, against his own family to begin with. In the end life meets art. For ever. This movie is really beautiful and moving and shows us that even on a mount of stones a flower grows sometimes. All the actors involved have excellent performances chiefly the young Jamie Bell in the main role.