Rating: R
Movie Release Date: November 10, 2004 (Puerto Rico) / October 14, 2005 (USA)
DVD Release Date: October 9, 2007
Plot 411: A young boy and his family are caught in the middle of the Salvadoran civil war of 1980.
Review: Based on the life of Oscar Torres, this movie focuses on the lives of innocent people who are caught in the crossfire of a civil war. Chava (Carlos Padilla) is an 11-year-old boy who lives with his mother, sister and brother. Chava's father left them when the war first broke out, forcing his mother to work nights while he stays home to care for his siblings. Despite still being a child, Chava is forced into adulthood as he watches the war develop from the sidelines. Each night the Salvadoran army and the guerrillas shoot up his home and surrounding neighborhood. Armed soldiers patrol the streets near his school. U.S.-backed government soldiers recruit 12-year-old boys for their army. The contrast between the youthful games Chava and his friends play and the violence and death that is happening around them is shocking. However, even in this unstable environment life goes on. It is amazing to see people adapt to such unthinkable circumstances. This is the true strength of the human spirit.
Watch It: Because it gives you a dose of life so unlike that of the average American's. It'll open your eyes.
Skip It: And get down to business. Google the civil war and read up on the real events.
Movie Release Date: November 10, 2004 (Puerto Rico) / October 14, 2005 (USA)
DVD Release Date: October 9, 2007
Plot 411: A young boy and his family are caught in the middle of the Salvadoran civil war of 1980.
Review: Based on the life of Oscar Torres, this movie focuses on the lives of innocent people who are caught in the crossfire of a civil war. Chava (Carlos Padilla) is an 11-year-old boy who lives with his mother, sister and brother. Chava's father left them when the war first broke out, forcing his mother to work nights while he stays home to care for his siblings. Despite still being a child, Chava is forced into adulthood as he watches the war develop from the sidelines. Each night the Salvadoran army and the guerrillas shoot up his home and surrounding neighborhood. Armed soldiers patrol the streets near his school. U.S.-backed government soldiers recruit 12-year-old boys for their army. The contrast between the youthful games Chava and his friends play and the violence and death that is happening around them is shocking. However, even in this unstable environment life goes on. It is amazing to see people adapt to such unthinkable circumstances. This is the true strength of the human spirit.
Watch It: Because it gives you a dose of life so unlike that of the average American's. It'll open your eyes.
Skip It: And get down to business. Google the civil war and read up on the real events.
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