A wrongfully convicted boy and his friends question the motives of a woman who forces them to dig holes at a detention camp and gradually unravels the sinister reasons behind the warden’s actions.
One can't help but feel thankful that the movie doesn't always go the expected route, that the characters have a little more depth to them than average, and that the complexity, which is the movie's basic weakness, is also its fundamental virtue.
Cinema em Cena
October 25, 2004
O roteiro leve e bem construído, aliado às performances de um elenco carismático, deu origem ao tipo de filme que certamente divertirá toda a família.
Village Voice
April 22, 2003
Brims with storytelling flourishes and gently deployed life lessons that even accompanying adults may dig.
