It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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

I love potatoes. My name is Sasha Braus. Nobody can stop potato girl and her potatoes. I mean, it's potatoes. Who doesn't love potatoes? They are delicious. I give them shelter in my stomach. I found one on the ground once. I couldn't let it go to waste, so I picked it up and ate it at work. My boss got mad at me, but I gave him half. He made me run though. Then I got tired and a nice girl gave me a snack. I thought she was my savior. Now, I still eat potatoes, even though the Titans are attacking. My friend Mikasa Ackerman wouldn't share her food with me. I got very upset. I could not imagine a life without potatoes! Anyways, potatoes for life!

if Kirk Cameron was involved. How bad is this stinker? Let me count the ways:1. No plot. In the beginning, Angus is a violent, angry man. His wife drags him to a local church where he is instantly converted. He "gives" his life over to Jesus, letting whatever happens, happen. When good things happen, it's God intervening. When bad thing happens, what then? There is no suspense, the main character is not changed except by his initial conversion, no temptation, no doubt, no conflict, he always gets what he prays for. The action lurches from one event to another, none seemingly connected. I get it that Angus moved his family to escape the violence. Aside from the radio news, it did not seem to affect Angus in any way. Were none of his friends affected? So then, he moves to South Africa where there is also violence. He seems oblivious to it, even traveling to Scotland for months while his family could possibly be in danger.2. The screenplay. The characters consist of Angus and a bunch of satellite characters. No development at all, no emotion. Don't believe me? What is his wife thinking at ANY point in the movie? The only way I could tell the son from the nephew was the dialog before the tractor accident. Angus plows ahead, praying and getting whatever he prays for.3. The message. Angus has a very simplistic religious view that could have been expanded, therefore making this movie bearable. Angus believes pray to Jesus & your wish will be granted. The movie bears this out. So, if God controls Angus's life, why did Allister die? Following Angus's belief system, God caused the accident and killed the nephew. If God caused the drought, provided the potatoes, then God killed the 1600 white farmers referenced in the movie. Does Angus never question his faith? This seems a little far fetched and frankly unbelievable.4. The acting. Another poster called it wooden. That is being kind. After the nephew's death, Angus is inconsolable. So what does his wife do? She holds his hand. That's it. No words, no embrace, no tears. She is a seated statue. Even the minister offers minimal comfort. At least he didn't say the boy's death was "part of God's plan" or some other type of nonsense.5. The cinematography. South Africa is a beautiful country, with majestic veldt, rivers, mountains, and coastline. We saw none of that. We see a field of maize, a field of potatoes, a farm, a town, and a stadium. This could have been filmed anywhere. Why not show the country?Here is what I learned from the movie- - Pray to God and your wishes will be granted - God will get you out of bad situations even when it is your fault - God kills people, or allows them to die, for unknown reasons - Heathens can be easily converted - You need not be concerned with others' plights such as injustice, disease, hunger, or war. Just pray for yourself and your wishes will be granted - All answers are in a book written 2500 years ago by nomadic desert dwellers. - Giant potatoes can grow without photosynthesis.

I want to strongly recommend this movie.Yesterday, I took this movie over to view with my ailing mother, who recently accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior. I believe the Lord led me to find this movie, as I never even heard of it before, but was captured by the title. We were both deeply touched and moved, at times with tears, while watching this movie. It has a strong evangelical, Christ centered messaged based on the true story of Angus Buchan, a farmer who started Shalom Ministries in South Africa.It shows how God can use anyone who is surrendered to Him! You can find more information on Angus and his ministry online.Terilyn

As a post-modern Christian with a high interest in indie film making, and as one who comes from an evangelical background, I watched this film with a great deal of trepidation; sadly, much of it was justified.It has some pluses: good cinematography and it depicts rural South Africa pretty well - the sweeping vistas of the KZN midlands, the Zambian market places, the small town feel of Greyton and so on. And most Christian viewers will feel right at home with the evangelical content: the altar call, the 'go out and tell somebody what you did' approach to Christian growth, the 'God Told Me To Do This' approach to life. And I guess that seeing as it is based on a book which was written as a testimony to God's provision, one could expect no less.I have a high regard for Regardt van den Bergh generally. But this script was really and truly painful at times - wooden and expository. We never really explored the growth of the characters or the relationship between husband and wife. The children, apart from little Alastair, were non-entities. And in terms of dramatic structure ... well, I was hard pressed to find it. The movie seemed to be a series of disconnected events in this man's life - small crises showcasing God's interventions. I kept waiting for the dramatic climax of the film ... each time the tension came to nothing, except when the kids rushed off to get on the tractor, I immediately knew what was going to happen, it was glaringly obvious. And the scenes following that were far too prolonged ... and how did the protagonist change as a result of that black moment? What did he do to fight back? I didn't see it ... it was just more of the same until finally, the stadium event happened after which Angus got his potatoes ... but what of the rest of KZN? Did the drought cease? Did the fighting cease? Did any one else's life change? I felt like I was left hanging ...The actors did their best, I guess and there were some moments that were moving .. like little Alistair running to his dad.My traditional, conservative, evangelical friends all like this film so I guess it is reaching the audience for which it was intended. But isn't this just preaching to the choir? What about those of us who wrestle with REAL doubts and for whom God does NOT come through? This film sems to promote the very dubious approach to Christianity which says Come to Jesus and All Your Problems Will Be Solved.Life ain't like that in the real world, brothers!