Cristina,
her husband Horacio and their two children have been living in Cuba. They return to Argentina as
revolutionaries opposed to the current government. They start packing chocolate covered peanuts as their job to
earn a living with Horacio’s brother Beto. They have changed their names to Charo, Daniel and their son
Juan is now Ernesto. They have a
young baby and she is still Vicky.
Ernesto is going to school, he meets Maria and they really like each
other. His parents start on the
run again after the police kill Beto.
Ernesto doesn’t want to leave Maria.
I
feel parents have a responsibility to remain alive for their children at least
until they are 18 years old. If
you want to be involved in government opposition, don’t have a family or send
your children to live with relatives while you fight your battles. Children need their parents and it’s
tremendous blow to the family if something happens to either parent or even an
uncle. How do you expect a child
to recover when adults will struggle with the same tragedy for years or a
lifetime? The movie itself doesn’t
present any new ideas regarding revolutionary activity but it is interesting to
view the events through the eyes of their son. 3* (This movie is OK)
112
min, Drama directed by Benjamin Avila with Natalia Oreiro, Ernesto Alterio,
Cesar Troncoso, Cristina Banegas, Teo Gutierrez Moreno, Mayana Neiva, Douglas
Simon, Violeta Palukas, Candelaria.
Note: Imdb 7.1 out of 10, 40% critic 68%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Metrocritic 3*, New York Times 2 ½*.
Special
Note: Benjamin Avila mixes fiction
and the memory of his early years during Argentina’s military dictatorship after the death of Peron. Truth and artistic license are mixed
along with the perception of memory.
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