Hauntingly sad yet beautiful animated film.

Rating: 10/10 (2 January 2019)

I was deeply moved by the plight of the characters from quite quickly in the film, and found my self absorbed into the story on a mental, and also deeply emotional level. The director, and voice actors do an amazing job of making you truly care about the characters in the film, especially the two tragic child protagonists. The film left me wanting so desperately much for first the mother of the protagonists, and then the child protagonists themselves to some how survive that terrible war, and the aftermath, and wishing them help at many a time during its run. The viewer in my case was moved to great compassion, empathy, and sympathy for both of the characters who were trapped in a grim situation that neither of them had much ability to change.
There are several parts of the film that directly pull at the most vecieral heart strings of any parent. It left me many times with the primal desire to aid the children dispite it being a work of fiction - The masterly combination of a great story, compelling characters,
and a good musical score work together to allow it to tap directly into the heart, and leave the viewer aching to be able to help them some how. The film was amazingly done, and brought me to tears at least a few times by its' end. This was a truly great animated movie