The film is an exquisite and unique film because it tells a war story from the perspective of a child. Julie expresses the sense of time of war in a concise and easy-to-resonate way, giving tragedy universal value.
Julie and photographer Anthony Dodd Mento chose a more subjective lens angle: from below the waist level to simulate a child's non-stop and hard-to-focus gaze, and then substituting the "God's perspective." Balance, and push the audience into the upturned life of this family.
Paradoxically, even if the film is adapted from a memoir, Julie's commitment to the character itself is not as high as the audience imagined. The film is not driven by plot or dialogue, but by vague and laissez-faire emotional ups and downs. In addition, the political situation in Cambodia as the background information of the film has not been explained very carefully.
