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Directed By: Roberto Davila alegria
Release Date: 2008-01-18
Running Time: 1:53
Content Rating: PG14 (Parental Guidance)
DVD Region: 1 - U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
Media Format: NTSC-DVD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Audio Language(s): Spanish
Subtitle Language(s): English
Genres: Foreign >> Subtitled
Influences: Romero // Salvador // Innocent Voices

Synopsis

Guazapa volcano, El Salvador, Central America, 1986.
A Guerrilla formation, lead by Felipe (Geovanny Alvarado), executes the mission of installing landmines on the pathways the army uses at raids.
Unnoticed surrounded by an enemy patrol while on their mission, the formation is
forced to disband and retreat during an intense exchange of fire.
Pablo (Arturo Rivera) is wounded during his retreat, and takes shelter until the
danger is past.
After leaving his shelter, he finds the lifeless body of his brother. His loss makes him decide to leave the fight behind and go in search of his mother.
After departing he comes across Julio (Alejandro Lopez), a soldier lost in the
vastness of the volcano. As they fought hand to hand, their fight was interrupted by a bombing of the area. Forced to take shelter together, their rivalry continues.
Due to the circumstances but still distrustful, they decide to join together in order to
leave Guazapa alive, putting their lives in jeopardy for this alliance.
After surmounting some tasks, a lost little girl crosses their path, so they decide to
take her back to her family. The path that takes them out of the mountains also takes them to dangerous encounters with fighters from both sides, facing repeatedly life-or-death situations.
After being surprised and captured by Chamba (Nilson Urbina), a guerrilla fighter
ex-comrade of Pablo, their luck seems to have ran out. The situation turns critic by
the close proximity of an army platoon.

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Bonus Features

Accolades

Awards

  • Special Prize at Toronto Hispanic Film Festival
  • Best Actor Award at Icaro Film Festival

Festivals

  • Toronto Hispanic Film Festival
  • Mexico Film Festival
  • Boston Film Festival
  • Ottawa Film Festival
  • Viena Film Festival
  • Icaro Film Festival

Press Reviews

  • El Salvador´s Foreign Affairs Office | show/hide snippet
  • Weblogs Beta | show/hide snippet
  • El Faro | show/hide snippet
  • Contrapunto | show/hide snippet

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