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Bathed in summer light, 'Tricks' offers a warm portrait of childhood and attributes unusual intelligence and emotional instincts to its subjects.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
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Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate. He believes that setting a chain of events in motion will help him get closer to his father who left his mother. His sister helps him bribe fate with small sacrifices, but things go wrong and then Stefek tries a very risky trick.
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