The director here goes the easy way - takes an extremely sensitive topic and steals the fame. I could also make a good documentary if it was about the rape victims, for example. That doesn't mean that the film itself is bad - just that it's nothing special.

Proof that the power of documentaries is in their subjects. /Before Flying Back to Earth/ is an award-winning look at the struggles of Lithuanian children suffering from leukaemia, as well as their families: what follows is a deeply moving and mature treatment of an incredible sensitive subject, Matelis allowing the children to convey in their own way their terrible hardships. As a result, Matelis catapults us into the very hearts of his subjects, to the point where we feel guilty for standing b