not least because it be apparently a true story . alex be an 11 year old boy and stuck in an almost empty city await his father return . the plot and though slow be tense and hold an audience attention throughout . what i most liked about this film be the sense of realness and a i watch it ( though the language be english ) i felt that somehow i be in fact watch an actually documentary a it unfold . the clothes the set the street and everything be real . the acting be so well perform i could easily assume that these be real people and in particular jordan kiziuk performance of alex . the end be tear jerking and and i mean big blobby tear that swim in torrent . it be an all round wonder to watch .