"Tanza" - About child soldiers but fails to touch on any of the issues surrounding the use of child soldiers in African wars. This is the worst of the short films. The acting is also very poor. The sentimentality based on an educated child soldier with a conscience doesn't seem to match reality at all.(With regards to the previous comment about the use of English, the children speak Pidgin English which is a recognised world dialect and is realistically used by people from different tribes to communicate)."Blue Gypsy" - A very lively and well produced short film. The depiction of the family of robbers is excellent. Most of the humour was very good, although a few jokes wore a bit thin (the conductor falling off the stage for example). The scene in the railway station is particularly good."Jesus Children of America" - One of the best of the short films depicting a child who may or may not have inherited AIDS from her parents. A very moving short film which deals with some of the issues in a sensitive manner."Bilu e João" - Probably the best of the short films. This deals with the lives of two children who work collecting garbage on the streets of Sao Paulo. The film's use of glossy imagery of the children contrasts against the harsh conditions they are living in. The use of well-off looking children as the street urchins helps show the disparity between rich and poor."Jonathan" - A rather confusing short film which has some nice scenes shot in English woods. The film deals with the games that children play. While most children play war games there are many children in the world that actually have to live through war."Ciro" - Set in Naples, two street urchins steal a rich man's watch and go on to sell it. The only help the children get is from the fence while the rest of society is arguing about who is to blame. Well shot film with some beautiful scenes."Song Song and Little Cat" - A horrible film using overblown 50's cinema techniques to deal with a cheesy plot. (Possibly and insult to 50's cinema).Overall the compilation of short films is well put together and well worth seeing.

The World is not always a beautiful place. This movie, that exist of multiple small movies, shows a few of the world's problems... especially in relation to children.Because the subject is important and the stories are realistic, there is already enough reason to watch it. Not every sub-movie is as strong as the other. But they all tell their own story and overall I liked it very much. Also don't forget that some big names have been involved in creating this movie, to name some: Spike Lee, Ridley Scott and John Woo.It has almost no action, certainly no exploding special effects. But it does have drama, laughter and shocking moments... go see it.

I have seen this movie at the Transilvania International Film Festival, in June 2006. It's such a lovely movie. it lifts up every soul. I think it's an excellent Sunday movie. it brings sunshine in your mind. it sends you to another levels of heart openings.You cant say which of the 7 stories impresses you the most. It shows reality among us. Look on your right side, look on your left side, wherever you are. You'll see children everywhere.I recommend you this movie. Just to make you smile and send you back to your childhood. All the directors were doing an excellent work. All stories, even if different, separated, get together at the end, in your mind.

these short films are amazing seeing them at the Venice film festival with the directors was a once in a life time experience, the most hard hitting story i found was the end story directed by John Woo, named Song Song & Little Cat, it was an amazing story about 2 little girls coming from completely different backgrounds one filled with love the other not hatred, but sadness, the story was emotional and yet extremely happy. It is a tale of hope. the story unfolds when a girl throws her favourite doll out of the car window and a homeless man picks it up and takes it to his 'granddaughter' a young girl he found in the same place as the doll, her only dream in life to go to school, while out begging her 'grandfather' is killed, and a rose seller takes her in while out trying to sell her wares she see's the girl who threw away her doll and gives her a single rose, which in the end saves her from been killed by her mother when she try's to commit suicide. a fantastic film, within a collection of amazing films written by fantastic directors such as Spike Lee and Jordan and Ridley Scott. amazing film a must see.... i give it 11/10