"Can we take Isa too? And all my friends?"
"No. Everyone has to learn how to say goodbye. We all have to say
goodbye. One day you'll bid me farewell. I had to leave my parents to
come here. And you'll do the same when you grow up."

A beautiful docu-drama focusing on two Uyghur children and their
respective families.

The camera hardly ever inches closer, opting instead to merely linger
around---often almost indifferently---and yet manages to accomplish so
much in the way of capturing the fleeting bitter-sweetness of life.

Elegantly simple. Absolutely brilliant.

[1 February 2025]