3 stars, not bad, the black and white film is very gelatinous, the story of the film is relatively obscure, although it seems a little messy, but it is not difficult to understand, the theme is to reflect on the trauma of war, the little boy from following the foster grandmother to being used by witches, To the process of believing in God and being abandoned, being played with by prostitutes, and finally being controlled by violence by the Soviet Army Church. It is a process in which war distorts human nature, and repression makes people crazy to vent their revenge. The little boy went from being abused to being an abuser. War can turn people into demons, behave absurdly, abuse violence, and be irrational.
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