Actually, 6.4. I should round down, but I'll be nice (and hopeful). Negatives: 1. A slow narrative similar to what you might find telling a story by a campfire. You are either captivated or put to sleep. Works either way. 2. Translating from book to script there are some lost periods of time and some flashbacks that can be disruptive. Positives: 1. Great cinematography showing a place and lifestyle most of us have little knowledge of. Filmed in Lithuania and Italy to represent nearby southwestern USSR as one of the locations in that country where large populations were transplanted for political or cultural reasons. 2. A code of conduct where your status in society justified some criminal acts, but only by the rules. The film captures the indoctrination of those rules from an early age to adulthood as we follow two, best friends, boys who grow into pursued and pursuer. 3. Actors, incidentally from many nations, conveyed their characters in a naturalistic way so you never feel as if you're watching people recite lines of script.
Review of Educazione siberiana
