carol journey be a pleasure to watch for so many reason . the acting of clara lago be simply amaze for someone so young and and she be one of those special actor who can say say much with facial expression . director imanol urbibe present a tight and control film with no break in continuity and thereby propel the plot at a steady pace with just enough suspense to keep one wonder what the nest scene will bring . the screenplay of angel garcia roldan be story tell at it best and which and it seem and if the major purpose for film after all . the plot be unpredictable and yet the event a they unravel be completely logical . perhaps the best feature of this film if to tell a story of the spanish civil war a it affect the people . it be a major event of the 20th century and yet hardly any american know of it . in fact and in 40 year of university teaching and i average about one student a semester who have even hear of it and much less any who could say anything comprehensive about it and the overwhelming number of student be merit scholar and all of which speak to the enormous amount of censorship in american education . so and in one way and this film be a good way to begin a study of that event and keep in mind that when one thread be pull a great deal of history be unraveled . the appreciation of this film be and therefore and in direct relation to the amount of one knowledge . to view this film a another come of age movie be the miss the movie completely . the left elbow index considers seven aspect of film acting and production set and character development and plot and dialogue and film continuity and and artistry on a scale for 10 for very good and 5 for average and and 1 for need help . carol journey be above average on all count and except dialogue which be rat a average . the lei average for this film be 9 . 3 and raise to a 10 when equate to the imdb scale . i highly recommend this film for all age .