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An intense, personal look into the mind of a man suffering from locked-in syndrome. He was completely paralyzed by a stroke except for his left eye, which he uses to communicate with others through blinking. What follows is an introspective trip through his memories as he judges and regrets choices he had made.

The camera work of the film coupled with narration from Jean-Dominique make this very personal and intimate. You feel as if you are locked in his body and listening to his thoughts. It is quite an experience, and the direction allowed you to connect on both this personal level, and as an outsider looking in. This gives you the full picture of this man's life, his personal thoughts, and the experience of his friends and family.

It is really quite astounding that he was able to "write" an entire book in that state, and we are lucky to have such an intimate, detailed description of what it's like to be trapped like that. Very good film.

A fairly decent documentary that does a good job of covering almost all the major issues with border crossing and immigration between the United States and Mexico.

While it was quite obvious that it was shot on a low budget, the message is there and it's great to hear the opinions of people living right next to the border. Great points are brought up, both for and against immigration, but above all it does justice to the humanitarian side of the issue. I'm glad there are people out there helping the illegal immigrants live in the desert. While I would rather have legislation that makes it easier for immigrants to safely find work in the United States, there is no reason why people should have to die trying to cross here illegally. It's truly a very sad and complex problem and it desperately needs addressing.