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Small Miracles (The Testimony of Taliesin Jones)

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Cast:

John-Paul Macleod ... Taliesin Jones

Jonathan Pryce ... Tal's Dad

Geraldine James ... Tal's Mum

Matthew Rhys ... Jonathan

Griff Rhys Jones ... Caesar

Ian Bannen ... Billy Evans

Director:

Martin Duffy

Genre:

Drama / Family

Plot Summary

Also known as "Small Miracles", released by Questar, Inc in 2004. This quietly lovely film won Best...

Comment:

Again, Welsh accent.... It's a little hard for me to understand. I think the main stream is all right though, sometimes I can't catch small conversations.

Anyway it starts with a very happy scene of a family taking a photo in their garden. They look so happy and satisfied. But a little later, perhaps the day after Tal's twelfth birthday, we realize his Mum's living somewhere else. It sounds like there are some good reasons why she has to live far away from her family, but actually she met someone and is going to marry him. I kind of understood that feeling.

On the other hand, Tal experienced a miracle with his piano teacher Billy. So he believes in God and attends church, and also tries to heal someone with a miracle. There are a lot of small things that happen and finally he loses his faith because of Billy's death. At school a boy who bullied Tal all the time wanted him to heal his cut right middle finger with prayer. Of course he can't fix it,but the boy comes to trust Tal.

As a story, I didn't get much satisfaction. I mean I wasn't satisfied with this story, this film got some prizes but I didn't really see why. It was good but not that great. I learned Tal's dad was in Very Annie Mary, he also played the Dad of the heroine. I'm sure he is one of the most famous actor in Wales.

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