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Hollow City

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I initially ordered this film to add to my already 300+ DVD collection.

I had the opportunity to introduce this film to an audience at Morehouse College last semester, where it was warmly received.

The ending was totally unexpected and viewers will certainly converse as to why it ended the way it did! The age-old question of nature vs. nurture will be asked and debated for hours after the last frame...

I fully agree with reviewer Richard Jones that the ending is totally unexpected. It is as if the author or script writer of the story suddenly ran out of time, was given a sudden deadline to end it or just simply didn't know or wasn't sure how to end it. But that's just a speculation. I'm sure the ending was purposely done that way. Otherwise, the begining and the middle of the movie were engrossing enough to make it basically a fine movie. Perhaps others may give their judgement of this otherwise good movie based on their interpretation of the ending.The film is about a young Angolan boy,a war orphan, who ran away from his caretakers to try to find his way back to his village of origin. He had to go through Luanda,the Angolan capital, realizing the risks and dangers of the city particularly for his very young age alone. The story goes with the Missionary nun who noted the missing orphan and began her desperate search to find him. Meanwhile,the boy became more and more exposed to the

vices of a big city and thus increasing the risk of getting dangerously involved with the wrong people. It is a good movie,pretty fast paced, but be prepared for the ending.