Director: Jamie Jay Johnson
Cast: Marina Baltadzi
Cert: U
A revealing, funny, touching and wonderfully entertaining documentary about something not many of us might ever have heard of: the junior version of the European Song Festival.
Well, apparently it does exist and gives kiddies from all over Europe the chance to sing – and mostly write and compose – their own versions of the usual Eurogoo of Ding-A-Lings … which they do with abandon.
Johnson here follows a group of hopefuls on their way to the 2007 final in Rotterdam and, happily, he does it with not a hint of patronisation or sniggering … he really does treat his young stars with decency, honesty and dignity and the result is a truly interesting and highly entertaining little film.
Star Rating: 4/5