This is the the first time that the fact that my sister has a degree in taking care of people with special needs (e.g. People with autism) helped with my review. After reading the synopsis it was obvious that the goal of "Weekend Rebels" was to have an emotional moving story about finding a way to connect with an autistic child eventhough it can sometimes be a challenge. Unfortunately for me personally it didn't feel that way at all - for me it was the story of how a couple of parents is incompetent to take care of their son with Asperger syndrome, because most of the time they don't communicate with him at all and just shake their heads without addressing what is happening (and I don't think that was the director's intention). I must admit that in the end this film actually made me furious because of the unlikable character of the father, who just have no idea how to raise a child with special needs. Apart from this issue I found "Weekend Rebels" extremely lengthy despite the fact its runtime is only 95 minutes. I wish I could recommend this film because I always support more representation of minorities in television, but sadly "Weekend Rebels" was just a disappointment.
Review of Weekend Rebels
