On the surface, Fatih Akin's poetic and elegant "Amrum" is morally impossible: interested in the 12-year-old member of Hitler's youth, as he cared about his mother in the last days of World War II. When you use it, you may even sympathize with him.

But with the perceived rhythm of “Amrum” in the patient’s eponymous, majestic German island, it is clear that the film is not seeking sympathy for the devil – an oversimplified purpose for the heart of Akin’s beautiful and profound drama. (In other words, the offensive deaf "boy in striped pajamas" is not.)

Written by 80-year-old German filmmaker Hark Bohm, who was supposed to direct the project based on his childhood memories, which was eventually passed on to Akin. Under his guidance, "Amrum" wants us to interact with the possibility that at such a young age, Nanning, the central character of the film (portraited by impressive newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) is like any child, partly the product of unfortunately toxic brainwashing. True to his age, he has the ability to absorb the good and evil around him like a sponge.

What makes the soul stimulation of "Amrum" is that early consciousness was proposed by Nanning in different situations, except for his stubborn Nazi parents, who was originally an ordinary child who did a good job instead of brewing the hatred thoughts he was forced to adopt in the idea of ​​hatred. This is what only some kind of observational art can consider—the root of any evil has humanity, and the only way to disable it is to know this origin.

The story unfolded in 1945, when Nanning lived on the sparse Amrum with his mom Hille (Laura Tonke), Aunt Ana (Lisa Hagmeister) and his younger brother. Broadcasting news announced the fall of Hitler. A broken and very pregnant Hille gave birth around the same time and refused to eat anything other than white bread, butter and honey - simple but valuable food that was almost exhausted during the war.

Hiller's hunger and sorrow stemmed from his mother's deep love and responsibility, prompting Nanning to take an epic allegorical journey throughout the island to obtain these impossible commodities: some flour from chemists who might have kept it as medicine, a little sugar from grandfather, and so on. Along his pursuit, he helped local fishermen capture seals in the hope of making money to buy other essentials. He hunts down the rabbits and hangs out with his friend Kian Köppke, raised by Akin's regular Diane Kruger's voice hates Hitler's farmer Tessa. Hermann and Nanning exchanges illustrate in their tour about Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" - maybe Ahab is like Hitler, whose sunken ship is Germany and the whale is God.

When Turkey-German outstanding figures (such as "the front" and "the edge of heaven"), Akin navigates Nanning's selfless love and generous behavior with great care. By far, this is his most understated but most extensive film work, occasionally approaching the big staple of the adult genre. He took Rob Reiner's "Stand by Me" as personal inspiration and it's easy to understand why. In Amrum, the childhood stakes for survival are high, bullies are mean, children are just children, capable of reaching out to help with their own internal moral compass, without being guided by the evils of the world.

Thanks to the film’s excellent seaside environment and the modesty and calm shots of photographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub, which makes the painting location speak for itself without being romanticized, “amrum” resembles James Gray’s lyrical “lyrical “Armantical” Armanting’ Armanteddon Time, “Amrum” feels classical in its remote morality.” Thus, it offers a nearly extinct big-screen film about the innocence, loss and endurance of childhood.

The pain you might accumulate through "Amrum" is the dichotomy between this innocence and the unspeakable sins of the times. Can virtue persevere at such a time and place? Can a kind, decent instinct survive in malicious behavior? Akin asked these questions effortlessly. There are no grand moments, great revelations or more scores in his beautifully made and produced films - as simple as the arrival of the film. Although this eternal goalkeeper is by no means toothless. Much like Nanning’s journey, “Amrum” itself is rooted in generosity.