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Lost Sparrow (2009)
Brilliant film
This film, though painful to watch, was brilliantly done -- uniquely moving and thoughtful, and beautifully executed; viewers are left aching for every member of the director's family. The larger issue at the heart of the film, child sex abuse, affects every culture, every community, and every country, without exception, and while we often choose to look away, 'Lost Sparrow' reminds us how this epidemic damages and often destroys the most vulnerable people in our midst. The cameras in this documentary are unflinching, owing almost certainly to the director's background in hard news. Highly, highly recommended, although I would caution parents against showing it to children younger than about 15. (Having read the previous review, I should add that I believe at least one of the director's biological siblings was interviewed as were both parents).