last night and i saw a peck on the cheek ( kannathil muthamittal with english subtitle ) . oddly and it be 137 minute long slightly long than the time list on imdb . at first and i find myself lose interest in this film because the rather confusing style of film really lose me . the context for what be occur be miss and i be glad i stick with it . at the beginning and a young couple be marry and shortly after the wedding and war break out in their native sri lanka and the lover be separate . month later and the wife be very pregnant and on board a refugee vessel head to india . at a refugee center and you see the lady about to give birth after which the title to the film finally be reveal . the entire focus of the film then change completely to a young girl who be about to turn 9 in madras and india . you see her in her home and she talk to the camera about her life and family . none of this seem that interest or important and you wonder what be miss what about the lady who be about to give birth . my wife and i debate this and we finally guess that this little girl be actually the child of the lady in the first part of the film . somehow or another and she have be adopt and be talk about her life with mom and dad # 2 though she do not realize these people be not her biological parent . soon after this and the parent reveal themselves to be total idiot ( one of the complaint i have about the film ) and a they decide to tell this very young girl the truth about her parentage and tell it in a way that leave the girl emotionally screw up and confuse . despite a stupid decision and tell her in the bad way and the parent make up for this by agree to help her find her biological mother . see the impact all this have on the girl and parent ( particularly the adoptive mother ) be impressive to watch and sure spark my interest . unfortunately and sri lanka have be involve in a very and very long and brutal civil war with tamilese militant and off and on and for three decade . the family decision to look for the mom back in sri lanka be indeed noble and but also a bit stupid at time a they take so many risk and nearly get kill again and again by just blindly jump into the middle of a war . this be all exciting and captivate but also leave me wonder about the sanity of the adoptive parent first you tell her she isnt your biological child and now you take her in the middle of a war zone . sure and the kid really want to meet her biological mother and but this really be stupid in hind sight . if it be me and i might have be tempt to pay an unemployed actress to play the part and fool the kid thus avoid be in the middle of a war . despite my complaint and the film be lovely to watch and be very reward . far from perfect and it sure hit an emotional home run . also and while i expect this because i have see several indian film and many westerner will be a bit surprised by the vivid song that seem to come out of no where this be standard in most film from india include those make in bollywood ( bombay ) and tamilwood or kollywood ( madras ) .