A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him.
Screenwriter Oscar Torres based this gripping drama on his own childhood in rural El Salvador...
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David Ansen
RTNewsweekNov 1, 2007
Based on screenwriter Oscar Torres's childhood, Mandoki's gripping film may pull on the heartstrings too knowingly, but it's hard to forget the sight of the village's children lying silent and still on every rooftop.
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Roger Ebert
RTChicago Sun-TimesOct 21, 2005
Effective without being overwhelming.
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Richard Propes
RTTheIndependentCritic.comSep 12, 2020
The film is produced by Lawrence Bender, who has produced all of Tarantino's films and many others that uniquely balance humanity in all of its glory and rage.