This is magic realism. It's hard to believe that such a village still exists in Italy today, but the movie makes the story believable by going through fantasy.
Reminds me of "The Kite Runner". Reminds me of "Youth Runtu". Even think of "God is crazy".
I even thought of Geng Jun's "Hammer and Sickle Rest".
Even the even older "Welcome to Dongmo Village".
The film's rural pastoral flavor has a South American style, a Chinese northwest style, and a little British Victorian pastoral style.
Between absurdity and reality, between magic and reality, it tells a heart-warming story.
The religious meaning in it will not be interpreted, but it is recorded based on the perception of an ordinary audience.
Everyone hopes that there will be a lot of Lazaro in the world. In fact, there is a Lazaro in the heart, but not everyone is willing to show his side as Lazaro.
Director Alice Lowach, unexpectedly a girl.
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