Speaking as a Soldier who has also returned from war to a family and children who barely remembered me, this film captures both the joy of the return but the awkwardness that quickly sets in. The Soldier tries to return to his 'normal' life, while the life of his daughter changes as this stranger comes to live in her house and becomes an intimate part of her life. It would have been nice, in real life, if the reconnection happened in one night... but the director gets it write in that it is in the little things that the connection is regrown. It took over a year for my daughter to make me a complete part of her life, but it was all those 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' songs at bedtime that made it happen. The craft and performances in the film are top notch. I highly recommend this film!