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Despite a strong beginning, the film is too narrowly focused, giving the impression that an adult POV has been imposed on the story of a traumatic childhood.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
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A schoolboy Nicholas always worries about something. When he goes on a school skiing trip, all his visions and nightmares take him over.
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