The story was engaging, the direction was spot-on, the characters were almost brilliant, there is nothing I would criticize of this film. If Hollywood put out a film half as good it would certainly get an Oscar or Golden Globe. I don't know why IMDb requires 10 lines, completely stupid requirement if you ask me. There is nothing more to be said other than watch this film, another good "foreign" film I thoroughly enjoyed was "Death at a Funeral" totally funny. Let's see how many lines this makes. Again, not enough, only 8 lines written so far. Well let's see another good "foreign" film is "Once Were Warriors" from New Zealand, again an excellent (but violent) movie, could have been about the Native American situation. There, that should be 10 lines.

I had never heard of this movie, but watched in on the IFC film channel. Did not recognize any of the actors, but within the first 5 minutes I was hooked. Every day people, some of them getting various "shocking" news delivered to them....and how they deal with it and how their lives intersect. One of the main characters, a relatively young man, is told in the very beginning of the story that he has cancer....testicular and it's already spread to his lungs. You really feel for him, and relate to all the things he goes through (montage flashbacks of his life, thoughts about all the things he has done that could have caused the cancer, imaging it taking over his body, etc. There are various animated segments, but not too many to be distracting. All the characters seem very believable, and you want things to work out for them. Happily, for the most part they do. A real gem of an indie!

Great music. I am looking for some of the tracks used. A very nice film with humor about dealing with mortality and obsession and unanswerable questions. Definitely not a 'car-crash' movie, or a shoot-um-up. I particularly liked the recurrent seques with the trains and the birds. I also liked the landscape of a smaller town Australia (identified as Adeliade in the extras on the DVD. Something that I missed the first time through-- the widow and the engineer never speak. If you liked this, try "Off The Map" with Joan Allen, or if you liked 'Off The Map' you'll probably like this. This movie has a darker 'feel' but has the same portrayal of grace and growth.

I concur with Mia-38's comment. This is an absorbing film, tastefully executed and rewarding to watch. Death is a daily topic in all media, part of which is shown in the film by the short animated sequences. This film takes us to what happens in our lives before that final event, death. One question raised is whether a particular death is accidental or possibly suicide. It has often been said that movies are a reactive medium. This film is sparse in dialog and much is told through expressions of some really fine acting. I believe this film will become a classic with time and be honored by many critics who on review will begin to appreciate the finesse and delicate technique of its creator. Please see this film and in so doing you will support a courageous distributor and a talented movie maker. Jim