Jimmy Balcom’s new job selling newspapers is a God-send to a kid working hard to help his family survive during the depression. But then Jimmy figures out what’s happening in the candy shop across the street. And he is confronted with a choice that no twelve-year-old should ever have to face. Giving his family a better life, or keeping his soul.
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If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Excellent video. Brings to the forefront the horrible problem we have in America of sex trafficking. Thanks to Whitestone for doing this. The music was great. the acting was superb. The story was hard to watch but told a story without being sexually explicit which made it tolerable for all viewers. We need wide distribution of this film for action from all parts of the country. I saw the inaugural viewing of this film in Atlanta with 4000 other people and it was a crowd pleaser as far as the professionalism it took to produce this film. I hope everyone in America has a chance to see it as soon as possible so they can initiate programs in their neighborhoods to stop this sorry crime that some sick people commit.
This film, The Candy Shop, is without a doubt a 10/10 film. It talks about child exploitation without diving into disturbing details. The story is touching, and impacting. The film has a brilliant cinematic look to it. The CG is top-notch and the acting was equally good. This film has no flaws. It has the look of a Hollywood film. It's great to see people raising awareness to slavery. It needs to be done, and these good people have done an incredible job. This film deserves a LOT more attention. Slavery is happening under our very noses and we don't even see it; films like this help raise awareness. God bless the filmmakers!
I completely support what this group of inspiring filmmakers are up to. This film is so beautiful to watch - the production design, the costumes, the colours, the make up - each element works so well in telling the story. Each element has a defined purpose, and that's one of the many things that make this film so special.You can just see the passion that went in to making this film. It's in the dialogue, the characters, and the overall metaphor. All executed so artistically. Doug Jones is sufficiently creepy, and Mattie Liptak as young Jimmy makes a role that could have been very cheesy, very heroic and believable. The production itself is outstanding, I think we could all learn a lot from these guys.I can't sing the praises of Whitestone enough. I am a young filmmaker in Australia and I follow all their work and spread the word throughout my community here about them. Keep going guys, you're already making a huge difference in the world of film-making. Next stop, Oscars.
Candy Shop is a wonderfully placed film set in a depression era common. The muted tones of the film in the outdoors helped to express a melancholic drudge of life. The store keeper was well executed and the pre-makeup makeup gave you a helmet-less Darth Vadery understanding of the underhandedness of him and the industry. The set was well shot and the steamy belches in the back rooms antiquated surfaces helped to sell the mechanical inevitability.The fruit seller as a buyer standing in the rear of the crowd of onlookers was thoughtful as were the pieces of candy that couldn't be fixed.I've enjoyed everything of theirs I've seen so far but this was the most important without question.
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