After losing her mother in a car accident that leaves her with a broken arm, 4-year-old Ponette struggles with anguish and fear. Left by her father with a caring aunt and her children, Ponette grieves, secretly hoping her mother will somehow come back. Confused by the religious explanations provided by adults, and challenged by the cruel taunts of a few children at school, little Ponette must make her way through her emotional turmoil.
Ponette has generally received very positive reviews.
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Ponette was released in 1996 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 116 reviews, giving Ponette (1996) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 94%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 80%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Ponette than critics were.
With a score of 80%, Ponette is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like Kolya and Beautiful Thing.
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