Zain's smiling face at the end of the movie didn't make me laugh at all, even though it was so beautiful.
I learned from the actor's profile that the little boy who played Zain was born in 2004, and his name was Zain. He was 12 years old when the film was filmed, and he was completely illiterate... Just looking at the appearance, it was impossible to tell that this was a 12-year-old child, at most 8 or 9 years old. The profile says that Zain came to Lebanon with his parents as a Syrian refugee as a child. I think it's because of the impoverished life that led to stunted growth, that's why he looks much smaller than the average child.
It is not so much a movie as it is a documentary, the director uses the lens to truly record and tell what is happening in this world. Zain doesn't seem to be acting, just showing the audience the life he has personally experienced, which is real and painful. Zain's life seems to be another world to most of us... When we are troubled by some work and life chores every day, in the world zain lives, he only thinks about how to fill his stomach, which is the most instinctive human being physiological needs.
The Chinese translation of the film is called "How to be Home", in my opinion it is better to be called "How to be a Man". Zain's parents do not have the qualifications to be parents, they only have the animal instinct to give birth to children, but they have no ability to raise children. (At this time, I have to sigh about the importance of family planning in our country.) Their family members (I don't even count the number of children) all live in a simple and cramped rental house, there is no bed, and the whole family sleeps. Squeeze into a ball, light candles for dinner at night...
It's already so poor, Zain's parents are still giving birth to children... How can this be called home? It's just like a pig's nest that doesn't stop the cubs. It's really speechless... The purpose of your childbirth is to Do you let your children suffer and be beaten with you? The poorer you are, the more children you have, what do you think! I'm so hot... How can I be a parent if I don't even do the most basic of life?
The more I write, the more angry I get. It's really unfortunate to catch up with such parents in reality. It's just that Zain gave birth to the wrong child... Growing up in such a bad family environment, he is still kind-hearted. When taking the passport photo at the end, Zain showed almost the only smile in the whole film, which made people feel distressed and sad. At that moment he was just laughing for the sake of laughing, or there was a hint of laughter from the heart, I don't know. But I believe that God will bless him and give him a warm and happy life in the future.
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