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French documentary from director Thomas Balmès depicting the early lives of four young babies from around the world. The children were followed on film for the first year of their lives, with all footage shot in their respective countries of origin: Bayar is from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia and Ponijao is from Opuwo, Namibia - both rural areas; Mari is from Tokyo, Japan and Hattie is from San Francisco, USA - both urban areas. The film aims to showcase the cultural differences and connections of the world through the fresh and innocent eyes of the babies. (StudioCanal UK)
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A nice documentary that primarily shows the differences in how we raise our children. One Mongolian, one Japanese, one Namibian, and one American. Everyone is brought up differently, and the different ways will seem strange to you, but surprisingly it's not just those from cultures that are quite distant to us.
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Since 2004, men are more likely to voluntarily marry. The reason? An excuse to watch Desperate Housewives. That may not be the case (at least I hope it isn't), but the truth is that if all women's shows were like this, men would do nothing but watch them; football or not.
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I believe it took a lot of patience to film certain moments. I think it paid off though. Since the documentary includes almost no dialogue or interviews, the film dragged quite a bit. It was a bit boring at times. But the families were chosen appropriately and the difference between them was noticeable. I found life most comfortable in Japan. On the other hand, I can't imagine life in Namibia and probably not even in Mongolia. Some of the customs are really striking. 4 stars.
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