There's a couple of dozen more adjectives I could have used in the title. We Are Together hits the audience on so many levels that I couldn't possibly mention them all.
This is a truly wonderful film and my only concern is that people won't go out and see it because they feel it's just another 'tragic Africa story' that gives Westerners the chance to portray themselves as saviours. I admit I suspected it might be such a film and was relieved to find it isn't. Not in the slightest.
While the story's tragic subject matter gets the attention it deserves, you'll spend just as much time laughing at the humour, sharing in the children's excitement, and for every tear you shed in sympathy, you'll shed one out of sheer joy.
This is a truly wonderful film and my only concern is that people won't go out and see it because they feel it's just another 'tragic Africa story' that gives Westerners the chance to portray themselves as saviours. I admit I suspected it might be such a film and was relieved to find it isn't. Not in the slightest.
While the story's tragic subject matter gets the attention it deserves, you'll spend just as much time laughing at the humour, sharing in the children's excitement, and for every tear you shed in sympathy, you'll shed one out of sheer joy.