Blood Brother

Blood Brother is about a young man from the United States of America who gets a chance to travel to India. After visiting an orphanage in Chennai, India, where children with HIV/AIDS are kept, his heart is filled with love and compassion for them. He decides to stay back and care for the children in the orphanage.
One of the things that stood out for me was how beautifully Steve Hoover (Director) injected the roller coaster of emotions into the simple story. The story of Rocky "anna" and the children of the orphanage come in laughter, joy, sadness and tears. Also, the way in which the documentary transitioned from one emotion to another was great. 

Another thing that really stood out for me was the way that the Gospel made its way into the documentary without anyone mentioning it. The part where Rocky kept caring for Surya, the child who had to be hospitalized, was the moment the defined the documentary for me. Rocky kept caring for Surya and tried to be with him as much as he could because he did not want to lose him. He ignored the fact that he could be infected by Surya and kept working hard to help Surya recover. I believe that it was Rocky's love for Surya that brought him out of the pit of death because it was love that led Rocky to keep on caring for Surya, even when the doctors had given up on him. The miracle came through Rocky's love.
Rocky's desire to live in India and sacrifice the "good life" in the United States of America is a clear example of selflessness and a passion to serve. That is something that we are all called for in one way or another.

"Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary, use words." - St. Francis of Assisi