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Title: Powerful, human story of a father and a 'challenged' son
Review: This could have been sentimental dreck in Hollywood - a father who abandoned his handicapped son comes back to help care for him.But in Amelio's neo-realist hands, while it does have a handful of over-the-top moments, its more than redeemed by other, powerfully sad moments that acknowledge just how hard caring for a disabled child can be. There are a few logic holes in the plot, but the acting is terrific, and when the film gets unflinchingly honest at key moments, it earns the heartbreak it causes.
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