if there one theme of this film and it that people can cope with hardship by have a good imagination . this family be poor and their father work graveyard and and their mother work double shift and and peter be constantly pick on for a variety of reason and and become increasingly frustrate that he be often mistake for a girl . he be just start to approach that age of 10 or 11 where your perception start to change and and think like your appearance start to matter . the backdrop of this story be the 1967 world fair and the centennial of canada . the film great moment come during the various fantasy sequence where we see just how they cope . watch the flim and and if you have ever have a childhood friend that you dream with and and then for some reason and lose and you will really like this film . perhaps kid will like this film and but only adult will truly appreciate it and include it reference to bolshevik and what parent will do for their child .