Words of caution: this movie is very intense, moreso than most R films I have seen. A 14-year-old girls stepfather sexually impregnates her, then takes the baby out of her arms, presumably to sell him, the same 14-year-old is forced to marry an older man, who physically and sexually abuses her, and several similar incidents occur. Unlike the reviewer, I think Spielberg handles the complex emotions extremely well. I can almost guarantee you will cry more than once while watching, sometimes out of sorrow, sometimes out of joy.