leplatypus The French box-office success is about a wealthy disabled man who paired with a brother from neighborhood: just put like this, it disgusts me even tough 20 millions of fellow compatriots saw it! Having written my law report about disability, the first and most difficult step for disabled people is to access to a normal life. So, my french movie about a disabled people who can have as money as he wants and in addition without involving real disabled people, it's fundamentally stupid!Here, all this crap has been avoided as it's about real guy with Down syndrome that tries to live a normal life as a civil servant.The first thing that I noticed is that those people really look alike, so much that they seem to be all relatives. So we can realize what a family is genetically speaking as it's about sharing the same (good or defects) genes.Next, I was surprised to see that the working life was depicting with accuracy, unlike for example, De Palma's "Passion" where nobody seemed to have put a foot in an office! This part was really like my life: pushing papers, dreaming about colleagues, …In addition, Daniel as a disabled man is close to a deaf friend of mine: as people kept pushing him away, he gets stuck to live with his possessive parents and have to come to terms that he would stay bachelor.Regarding the script, the romance has maybe the usual and classic trip (surprise – connection – desire – reject – peace) but it transplants other issues as well: intimate relationship between disabled, the brotherly relation, the private life of Lola.Finally, it's Lola who is maybe the more disabled here. It's never explained but her terrible past blocks her ability to love even though she is full of compassion. In conclusion, it's a movie very realistic as it mixes happiness and sadness. In addition, the cast is amazing and sharing moments with disabled people would be always be more interesting than any Hollywood hot list!

somesunnyday I found the premise interesting in the local store and bought it. What a fantastically realised film. It says so much about human relationships in general and highlights the fact that there's no such thing as the perfect, socially acceptable relationship.Society's idea of what is acceptable is challenged beautifully, particularly with the dance partners who find love and are forced apart by a concerned parent, although they are technically adults, only to find an ally in the main character and his friend showing them the technicalities of safe sex instead of turning them in to the authorities. The female dancer's resolute explanation that her partner was "my soul" touched me in a very powerful, unexpected way and I can't stop thinking about it.The main protagonist was exceptional in his role and I hope to see him again in more films in the future. Same goes for the female lead.I found myself crying a lot and quite emotionally awakened while watching this wonderful film. I was disappointed that the extra features didn't have English subtitles! Very highly recommended.

Sarah Lees Absolutely brilliant film. So amazing. Incredibly heart warming. Totally loved it. Would watch it countless times again. It has such a valuable message and lesson that it sends out loud and clear to the viewers. A very important message that we should all listen to. Very well done I would say. Excellently done. Very well cast. Actors and Actresses brilliant. Especially those who were handicapped. The Film Director has my approval. All the dancing done my those handicapped was so amazing to watch. One doesn't realise that these people can be quite so talented, and that is why, this film is so fabulous. (In my opinion). :))))

Pascal Zinken (LazySod) A guy with a University degree in his pocket finds a job and quickly falls in love with one of the females working in the same office. While she initially does not respond to him she does start to turn around and the first fragile stage for a relation is set. So far, an all too often used story. The twist to this is that the guy has Down's syndrome.And with that twist the trouble starts - some people disagree with the developing relation, some people have trouble accepting the fact that people with Down's syndrome can actually be quite smart and very aware of the world around them.As a film this one is nice - it touches on inter-human relations and acceptance of these relations by the people living around the people in the relations. It is believable and just lovely.Next to a film it's also a message, and as a message it's a very strong and clear one: don't put people with a disability in a single box and expect all of them to be the same. I must admit I was one of those people that were not aware that some people with Down's syndrome were able to get University degrees. Having had only very limited contact with a couple people with the syndrome I didn't hold it possible. This film opened my eyes though and I shall never look at them with the same eyes again.Good stuff and food for thought. 9 out of 10 wide eyed stares