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Still relevant for the obvious reason although the hardships of illegal immigrants are secondary to a sober condemnation of the stark living conditions in '80s Poland. Late stage communism is taken to task here as a morass of bureaucracy, where good will is in short supply and petty state officials make life difficult for the vulnerable seemingly as amusement. It's no wonder the two boys central to the story flee for the west in naive hope of helping their beleaguered parents. The plucky actors are as sympathetic as they are likable, effectively reenacting events with basis in reality. Thanks Netflix Turkiye for this experiment.

Freedom is a tough philosophical concept laden with hard meanings which do not make sense to most "employed people". As a crucial element of a person's daily life, freedom is essential for all citizens of the world as it enables everybody to realize their true potential. A key thing to note about freedom is that it takes a completely new meaning with the involvement of money in its significance. It can be surmised that Polish director Maciej Dejczer must have kept these things in mind when he shot "300 Mil Do Nieba". He has made one of the finest European films which deals with key questions related to money, danger, risks, immigration etc. The theme of east versus west has been nicely dealt with in this film with the dissemination of the underlying message that life is much better in west. This makes perfect sense to two young Polish boys who experience on a personal basis how corrupt officials ruin the lives of innocent people. The political system in the east is shown as a colossal failure as an essential activity of even getting a passport is subjected to unnecessary scrutiny. It is at this stage that this film's protagonists realize the importance of risk taking in order to become completely free. It came in the form of two young lads who move to the west after hiding themselves under a truck. Some structural changes were brought in the film. For example: Denmark represented West as if it had everything.Lastly,the benign presence of Polish actor Wojciech Klata is enough to bring smiles on one's face.

i am so happy to find this movie again,i last watch this movie in Europe as a kid when i was only a young boy in the 1990's,i am about to re- watch it again as a adult living in Asia, lets see how it will turn out this time, i vaguely remember the story, so its going to be a great watch, lets start now,i will write more as the movie progress or when i am finished @20min of the film i love the way their park their motorcycle, hehehe so funny @44min i love the way the 2 boys reunited @125min of the movie is the most touching part, makes u want to cry,i can really feel their pain

OK the movie finished now,man it was great, i loved it, this story will really touch ur heart if u r an immigrant,most especially if u came from Europe controlled by Russians. anyways, i recommend to watch the new movie "The Immigrant" (2013) right after seeing this movie if u haven't already seen it, also i really wish that they showed more of the boys life after leaving Poland,i am really curious if the little boy really made it all the way to Louisiana USA. Its so funny to me to hear him say that, for me who have been in both places, PL and LA USA.

I believe this is an amazing and powerful film! This is one of the few films I have ever watched completely "without translation". It was so well made, that didn't matter to me. The photography, mood, lighting, atmosphere and the absolutely haunting music score had me totally absorbed. (Later, I managed to find a copy to purchase, and watched it with English translations)

And what can I say about the natural talent of the beautiful children in this film, and what their characters went through to try finding a better life somewhere! When it was over, I was counting my blessings. I never had to grow up in conditions anywhere near as harsh as depicted through the children in this story. The final few incredible scenes capture the very depth of human emotions. Seriously, those ending scenes hit me hard! Look closely at the faces of the two brothers as they sit beside each other. And, please don' miss the sign on the building right behind them! It's my opinion that "300 Mil do Nieba" is a Masterpiece!

Loved this story to death. Such an adventure for these two boys. The younger one's spirit was remarkable and livened up the story. Tear-jerking end scene...