Originally Posted by grammyp
Yes, don't watch. The intent is to injure the children so they will make more money begging, which he then gets. It was a very sad movie to me.
Grammyp, that is exactly what I thought might be happening. I've long known that people do that kind of thing in that part of the world, but having to watch it... no.
I had taken out the movie thinking it was a rags-to-riches romance story. Maybe it was, but there was too much brutality for it to be a feel-good film for me.