"Home Beyond the Sun" - MY REVIEW
Synopsis
Chui, abandoned at birth after the murder of her mother, is raised in a licensed orphanage for castaway girls. Being overlooked at every adoption opportunity because of her older age, Chui Lee searches for an answer to why she was ever born. Each morning as the sun comes up she is hoping against all odds that this would be the day she would have parents who would love her and take her away from the orphanage.
As Jenna seeks to find parents in the US willing to adopt Chui Lee, she is faced with unexpected difficulties from the Chinese government that becomes a race against time and evil. The journey will test her courage and faith in God's promises.
Website: www.pureflix.com/homebeyondthesun
My Review
I was slightly doubtful about this film when I first popped it into my computer but I figured I would give it a chance. Despite the rather low-budget feel of the "documentary-ish intro" and the following "suspense scene" I was quite surprised to find the movie as a whole to be a rather well produced independent Christian film. The acting, though not perfect, held up quite well, and I was especially impressed with the consistency of the audio and also the ingenuity of locations in the movie.
The main weak points are the music and editing. They seemed to only have 5 tracks of music to use, I mean the theme is pretty it just got a bit old after a while. Many of the scene transitions were either a fade-to-black (fortunately they didn't use this technique too often) or shots that looked like "stock footage of China." Neither of these hurt the film in an unbearable way, but it was noticeable.
Overall I enjoyed the movie, and the fact that the story is inspired by true events was even more intriguing!
View the Trailer Here! - Movie Website!
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Reader Comments (2)
Thanks for the technical critique JC! I might have noticed some of these details, but probably only subconsciously! LOL!
Thanks so much for your review of our film! I really do appreciate your feedback a lot! :)