The 21st-century seems to be an age more sceptical about this kind of religious experience, so hallowed in the past. Here is an opportunity to give some consideration to the credibility.

This is the kind of film that encourages youngsters to break out and see if they can discover their talent – and see where that might lead.

Audiences who don’t like to be moralised at have found the film too earnest.

Certainly one of the better films of its genre.

For so many, the motivation is: win at all cost, truth is not always relevant.

Of course, how we respond relies very strongly on the performers.

This is a horror film with a difference.

For those who have not experienced it, watching the behaviour, the symptoms, a kind of physical jerkiness at times, some seeming lack of awareness of what is happening can be disturbing.

Audiences can identify with the women, although at many moments this is rather difficult, and can appreciate the continued hardships and challenges.

A word to describe the experience of this film is ‘harrowing’.

Those who know the films of writer-director, performer, Elia Suleiman, know that he is an expert at a particular kind of comedy, partly deadpan, partly satire and parody, partly gentle about human nature.

On the whole, this is a very cheerful film though most of the characters are not without their problems.

Ingimundur has gone through grief, traumatic consequences, emotional collapse, but also steps towards apology, reconciliation, some possibility for peace in his soul and in his life.

There is the innate desire to be one with the land, to know one’s place, the pain of leaving it, contrasting with the majority of local neat comfortable homes, a life that is only temporary.

The audience is plunged into an unfamiliar world, asked to think about contemporary uprisings and revolutions, especially in Latin America, to think about the exploitation of children in war.

This is an intelligently made film, well-acted and directed, exploring a difficult subject, relationships between the experience of pain and sexuality, offering much to reflect on.

It has sadness, happiness, cuteness, sentiment, and enthusiasm.

Audiences who have visited Greece will be delighted with an overview of the scenic delights of Greece. Audiences who have not visited Greece will be thinking of possible plans for a trip.

It has to be seen and appreciated as a domestic drama. Yes, the setting is space exploration, but the preparations and training for those who want to go into space. 

A very impressive film in many ways. It offers worldwide a 21st-century Australian story, growing Australian consciousness, a challenge to the Australian conscience.