veeliscious E-Lollipop was the first film I ever saw, aged 8, that made me cry over a human's death - before that it was only an animal's death that I ever cried at or cared about and has haunted me ever since. The film reached inside a part of me and touched my emotions so deeply to make me cry at injustice and what one human will do for another, despite obstacles and stigma - the devoted and loyal bond between the two boys clearly had a profound impact on me at such a young age as ever since then,I've constantly thought - what was that film? why is it never talked about like other classics? why has no one I ask ever heard of it? Why can't I buy it? I gave up. So at last, having googled it just now, I see that my memories of it are correct - and I see at last that it does indeed have a following (still don't know how to buy a copy!)and yes, I think all children, and adults of course, should have an opportunity to see it - I didn't know or remember that it was about Apartheid - or that it was based in South Africa, but I knew that it was about standing up for what is right, justice, love and loyalty,respect and consideration for all and to look for the beauty within EVERY person - values which I have carried ever since. Quite a remarkable impact for a film to have on a child so young, wouldn't you say?

dnorton3322 Forever Young Forever Free is one of my most favorite movies. I saw it as a kid(1976), and loved it. I watched it in 2005, and I still Love it. I am saddened by all the violent movies being produced today. Family movies have gone the way of the Dinosaur.I recommend it highly. Other movies that I recommend are the "Sheriff and the Satellite Kid","Ring of Bright Water","Chitty Chitty Bang Bang","Doctor Doolittle(Rex Harrison Version)", "Secret of NIHM", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "The Dark Crystal", "My Side of the Mountain", "The Treasure of Matacombay", "Escape to Witch Mountain and Return From Witch Mountain", "The Last Unicorn", and "Fiddler on the Roof" I hope that there will be more movies like "Forever Young Forever Free " will be put on DVD. The relationship between the Blacks and the Whites in the movie was a breath of fresh air.

richard.fuller1 I saw this film about fifteen years ago and was overwhelmed by the enchanting fairytale story of a young child abandoned to the nuns and is raised by them in South Africa. He befriends a native child and they become inseparable. Add a fluffy puppy called Snowball and just allow yourself to watch. The film doesn't watch like a Disney film, the children are never precocious, when the adventures get serious, they aren't far-fetched. You see yourself doing those stupid things as a kid.One accident brings the white child to America, and the native child journeys to visit him. The disastrous results of his arrival are spell-binding to watch unfold, as well as his rescue. Then New York is all theirs.The film is so subtle, you don't realize it is Jose Ferrer and Karen Valentine in the movie. Even Bernadette Peter's song is gentle. Definitely watch this film if you are in a depressed mood. It will cheer you up. I would love to see it again, but believe it or not, I recorded Peter's song off on an audio cassette and still have it. What a charmer this film was.

hmilerty This is one of the best kept secrets regarding films I have ever seen. The story is a must for both children and adults alike and clearly and quite beautifully illustrates the brotherhood of mankind.I urge all people to see this film, I saw the film when I was 7 and it's memory has never left me since.