On the Other Side

Name: On the Other Side
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-11-18
Rating: 8

Documentary1h 36m

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79%

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8.0

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Storyline

When director Iván Guarnizo's mother passes during the first days of peace talks with FARC-EP in Colombia, a door opens to explore a dark and painful past and, perhaps, find forgiveness. Iván's mother had been kidnapped by FARC-EP forces and held in captivity for 603 days. As they marched her through the jungles and mountains of the Colombian countryside, she was able to keep a diary that in great detail documented the places she was taken, her experiences and the names and descriptions of her captors.

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DirectorIván Guarnizo

ReleasedNov 18, 2021

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

5 fresh · 0 rotten

John Leonard

RTNew York Magazine/VultureJan 17, 2018

... goes so deep into Mexican corrido music that we end up learning more about poverty, illegal immigration, drug smuggling, and their attendant subcultures than we are comfortable knowing.

Elizabeth Weitzman

RTNew York Daily NewsMar 3, 2006

We're left unable to get the music -- and the musicians -- out of our heads.

V.A. Musetto

RTNew York PostMar 1, 2006

Al Otro Lado serves as a primer on a musical style that may be unfamiliar to many, while putting a human face on the problem of illegal immigrants.

Jorge Avila Andrade

RTMoviolaJul 18, 2006

Sano ejercicio flmico que no pretende otra cosa que no sea la de entretener. Si al final logra crear conciencia, ser un logro estupendo.