Being and Becoming

May. 28,2014      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Being and Becoming explore the choice not to school ones children, to trust them and to let them learn freely what they are passionate about. Through four countries, the US, Germany (where it's illegal not to go to school), France and the UK, the film is a truth quest about the natural desire to learn.

Irvin Kershner as  Self

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Reviews

InformationRap
2014/05/28

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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BelSports
2014/05/29

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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ActuallyGlimmer
2014/05/30

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

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Hayden Kane
2014/05/31

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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