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This film was a top choice of mine in the Santa Barbara Film Festival.\u00a0 <\/span>Stunning cinematography, well acted, light hearted, emotional and creatively presented, this film was exceptional in all respects. The story had a nice pace and flowed from scene to scene, each part building on the last to build a memorable story.<\/p>\n \n The story of a young boy taking on the responsibilities of a man at a very young age.\u00a0 <\/span>Yerkin is a 9 year old boy with no mother, a father who has left town for another woman, and a big brother who goes to school in a far off city. Yerkin makes clay bricks to earn money, has an auntie who helps keep him fed, and manages to get himself to school.\u00a0 <\/span>Like most boys, he is full of mischief and not content to sit in a classroom obediently. Yerkin makes sure that his days are interesting by getting into as much mischief as possible while handling himself well enough to earn the respect of fellow villagers.<\/p>\n \n The story becomes more interesting when his older brother arrives in town and teaches Yerkin about standing up for himself.\u00a0 <\/span>It is a welcome lesson and gives Yerkin more credibility with his peers.<\/p>\n \n