A Brilliant Conflict

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

I think that this was a fairly impressive animation, being something genuinely creepy but fascinating to watch at the same time.In my opinion, the strongest moment from this short was the beginning, which was a done in a fake-documentary style, giving this an eerie, yet mesmerizing feeling, capturing my interest from the very first minute.The animation style was pretty well done, having an excellent balance of realism and stylization, not to mention the great atmosphere and inherent beauty of each scene, despite of the dark subject matter. It even managed to have a brief glimpse of humor (In one particularly stylish sequence where the main characters "transform" in superheroes) "Chernokids" is a pretty underrated short, which is able to deal with a disturbing plot in a subtle and beautiful manner. I really liked every single aspect from it and I would recommend it to any viewer. But keep in mind that this is definitely NOT aimed at kids...Even when the main characters are children.

In Ukraine, three deformed orphans decide to visit their mother. The first one has several eyes on his head and a disgusting fish in his aquarium; the second has deformed legs; the third one has two heads. They walk to a Nuclear Power Plant that they believe is their mother. However they are rescued and brought back to the orphanage where a boy with deformed teeth mocks them all."Chernokids" is a dark view of the use of nuclear energy. This bizarre short with the three boys visiting their mother is impressive and also heartbreaking. It is available in Internet (http://vimeo.com/38674482). My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Chernokids"