Miss Kiet's Children
(2016)
Overview
Kiet Engels is the kind of teacher one wishes every schoolchild could have. She is strict but never harsh. She is loving but never soft. Her patience in endless. Miss Kiet’s pupils have only just arrived in Holland. Many are refugees. Everything is new and confusing. Some at first are quarrelsome and headstrong. But Miss Kiet’s firm but loving hand brings calm and awakens interest. She not only teaches her pupils to read and write Dutch, but also helps them learn to solve problems together and respect one another. Slowly the children gain skills and confidence.
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Simon Foster
July 7, 2017
"[An] understated yet soaring study of what the term ‘assimilation’ means to a classroom in Holland."
Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2017/7/8/five-favourites-from-melbournes-festival-of-factual-film.html
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Released
Original Language
NL
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