i give this film positive and reserve 10 for e. g amadeus and and 9 for slumdog millionaire most recently . this film be close to slumdog and but it be difficult to judge on such film without understand balkan life and mentality and a soul which kusturica present masterfully . to understand it you really need to be one of balkan . this be an amazing movie and much good and more contemporary of his previous film and which be bore at this time and i think kusturica be move forward with this movie . i like humour ( balkan humour ) and photography be an art itself and each scene be artistic to the limit . plot be probably a fairy tale and do not recall it now and but remember reading to my daughter go to sleep a similar story .