Reviews: ‘Over the Hills and Far Away’
January 21st, 2009The documentary film, about a couple’s efforts to cure their son of autism with the help of Mongolian shamans, is screening at the Sundance film festival.
From Variety:
[The film] has the nerve to be spiritual without entering the minefield of faith, and through careful handling, could resonate strongly with underserved [audiences] … What we’re left with isn’t whether or not shamanism cures autism but a more allegorical example of what happens when people seek solutions beyond the boundaries of Western thought.
From the Salt Lake Tribune:
“Over the Hills and Far Away” is a heartbreaking and uplifting documentary … Director Michel Orion Scott explores the contradictory scientific expertise on autism. But the most moving scenes come as Scott follows the family on their quest, chronicling a family coming together in crisis in a story too strange and miraculous to be fiction.
Earlier post here.
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