This is a nugget of a TV film about a 6-year old, his dreams, his family, fate, past and future. Better than the Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy and his two "Goopy gyne" films. Why? Ray had used novels/stories of other individuals; Ruiz uses his own original tales. Use of magic realism, Chilean politics, a fish named Jeremiah (the Biblical prophet who mourned the fall of Jerusalem--read Chile here). Lovely performances. This is a 3 part TV film and I have only seen the first part (55 min). Hope to see the next two.