Lucky

This is a funny name for a film---"Lucky". That's because the title character is a very pitiful young man of only about 7 and his mother recently died. To make things worse, he's sent to live with an uncle who is scum and shows no regard for the kid. It's really rather heart-breaking seeing the film, as the kid is so cute and you just want to hug him and take care of him. But the best chance he has for anyone to care about him is a seemingly crazy Indian lady who lives nearby--and she threatens him and hits him in the face with a large stick! Despite being so depressing, this is still a very good film and well worth watching. The acting is very good (particularly for the kid) and the characters actually have some depth to them (except the uncle--who remains scum throughout the film). Well done but tough to watch.

By the way, one thing confuses me. Although the summary says the mother died of AIDS, this isn't said in the film and you might assume she died of TB or some other common killer in South Africa.