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This show gives some useful insight into the lives of various settled families in different cultures around the world. You get to see how functional families work and how their rule systems provide a stable framework for a harmonious family life.

The kids are all dysfunctional, mostly from divorced families in the UK, uncontrollable, psychotic, spoilt, etc.

Usually, the kids have some life realisations during their week in a new environment and get some insight and improvement in their lives before returning home to the UK.

Unfortunately, the format of the show is a bit repetitive and each episode gets predictable; each show has the same elements, the host families are equally nice, the kids equally psychotic...

A beautiful film; exquisite cinematography, locations and costumes. The acting is excellent throughout and the whole film has a fantastic soundtrack and audio mix.

Il Divo is a surreal take on the real-life events of late twentieth- century Italian politics, centred on the life of long-serving politician Giulio Andreotti. For non-Italians and those unfamiliar with the subject matter, it might be best to watch the film twice and to read up on the facts of the story in between.

Possibly, one of the most beautiful political thrillers ever made; dark, haunting, majestic and wonderfully bizarre.