This is one of the most disturbing and haunting movies I have ever seen. It has all kinds of adultery superposed with a spastic child's view of the commencement of the 2nd world war. In a way its just a disturbing Forrest Gump.
Its a totally different kind of cinema..where the director shocks you out of your senses. The performance is awesome. The kid really looks like a man trapped in a child's body. The expression of his eyes haunt you for life.
A point I found noting about this film is the personalization of the state of uncertainty. It is set in Danzig, which is a free state. It cant decide whether to be Polish or German. Its the same case with Oscar(the kid protagonist). He never wanted to be an adult. Yet as he grew, his body remained that of a kid, yet he possessed an adult mind. He was infact jealous of his father who "snatched" his first love from him probably only because he looked like a kid despite being 16. It is this conflict of mind that he ends at last, when he decided to grow again. Symbolically Danzig too gave up its freedom to be German.
Its better to see this movie than read any review.. nothing can really describe it.
One suggestion, don't eat before you see this movie. You may puke. But then probably you wont be able to eat after this movie too. Also I wont recommend this movie to any one who is easily offended. There are even some child pornographic scenes.
But this is a rare cinematographic experience.
Overall 8/10
Acting 9/10
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