The works of Mexican director Luis Mandoki, who have been mixed in the United States before, his more famous works include Message in a Bottle, White Palace, When a Man Loves a Woman, and When a Man Loves a Woman , all starring American superstars like Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan. The funny thing is that the reviews are very low, and the star has since been known as "box-office poison". However, the director seems to be very lucky. Although it has been going down all the way, the film contract keeps coming, which should be said to be a rare phenomenon in the United States, which is known for its reality.
This film is a remake of Luis Mandoki, who returned to his native South America after a few years of notoriety in the United States. I don't know if it was because the natural blood began to flow again, or because of his participation in the great Mexican film "Love is a bitch". Production, Luis Mandoki was inspired by the passion of an artist to make this emotional film. After its release, it received rave reviews and received multiple nominations at the Mexican Film Festival, as well as the Crystal Bear Award for the best feature film in the 14plus section of the Berlin Film Festival.
The story of the film: "In the 1980s, there was a civil war between the Salvadoran government army and the guerrillas, and the spreading fire caused many children to be displaced... During the fire years, Chava's father left home, and at the age of 11, he became the only support in the family. He had to work part-time to share the burden of his mother's life. However, in another year, Chawa would have to face the mandatory recruitment of the government army; if he did not want to join, he had to join the guerrillas against the government army. It seemed that he had no choice; but he knew in his heart that no matter what choice he made, he would have to suffer the fate of being used as cannon fodder. As the war continued to expand, older classmates were also forcibly recruited by the government army. Seeing Chawa The 12th birthday is coming soon... The government forces are also coming to arrest people! Can Chava have another choice at this time? Will there be a miracle in his life?!" The film is a real story, according to an autobiography adapted.
The guerrillas in the film also wear military uniforms like Che Guevara, which makes people feel that the turbulent society in South America has never stopped. Gunfights took place in the slums almost every night, so each household prepared thin steel plates and nailed them to the outer walls. When the gunshots rang out, even a few-year-old knew to push the mattress up to block the window. The protagonist Chava is very sensible and loves his mother very much. I don't know how many tears he has earned from audiences all over the world. Chiava's actor Carlos Padilla is a well-known child star in Mexico, who has starred in many TV dramas before that (ah, when I think of those Mexican TV dramas on CCTV when I was a child, hundreds of episodes are really scary!). He has (sorry, I'm going to use my favorite way of describing it again) eyes that are as affectionate and enthusiastic as a child, and his acting is skilled and natural, like an old actor.
Favorite passage: The family hid under the bed, and bullets flew across the room. Chava and his uncle were lying on the floor, listening to the uncle playing the guitar and singing, and the gunfire flying through the skylight was as beautiful as a shooting star.
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