Despite its flaws, this movie has some important haunting scenes

Rating: 7/10 (19 March 2011)

As other reviewers have written it before, this movie is not without flaws. No need to rehearse them again here. Despite this, or if you can see beyond them, you might be deeply touched by some scenes. Personally, I will never forget how Schmuel takes the hand of Bruno at the end of the movie. You just see their hands pressing each other. That's all you need to find enough strength in order to carry on, despite all the flaws, all the atrocities around them, around us, despite Farmiga's desperate cry under the rain. For better or worse, this simple shot of one second or two has been engraved in my mind and will stay with me.