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Innocent Voices |  | Director: Luis Mandoki
Actors: Daniel Jiménez Cacho, Ofelia Medina, Guillermo Rios, Victor (Kino) Gonzalez, Jésus Ochoa
Studio: LIGHTYEAR VIDEO
Category: DVD
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 11060
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 1000028539
UPC: 896010001270
EAN: 0896010001270
ASIN: B000WC38IC
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: April 8, 2008
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| | Based on the true story of screenwriter Oscar Torres's embattled childhood in 1980's El Salvador, Innocent Voices is the poignant tale of Chava, an eleven-year-old boy. Chava suddenly becomes the "man of the house" in a time when the government's army is forcibly recruiting twelve year olds to battle against the peasant rebels of the FMLN. It is a story of life, love, the hope of peace, and the en |
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Based on the true story of screenwriter Oscar Torres's embattled childhood in 1980's El Salvador Innocent Voices is the poignant tale of Chava an eleven-year-old boy. Chava suddenly becomes the "man of the house" in a time when the government's army is forcibly recruiting twelve year olds to battle against the peasant rebels of the FMLN. It is a story of life love the hope of peace and the ennobling power of the human spirit.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/TRUE STORY UPC: 896010001270 Manufacturer No: 1000028539
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 tears of rage September 7, 2009
R. Tyran
a true, tragic view of the reality of what went on of the regime of a monster. Joan Baez brought the reality in the 80's when she marched, sang, and wrote about "LOS MADRES DE NINOS" of the missing, and MURDER of the children in El Savador. A True, albeit,horrifying, Beautifully acted of innocent children being "recruited" to kill in the name of hate. Be sure to have a box of tissues.bobdennis53
Innocent Voices May 28, 2009
EVE ROSCIAM
We have a relative from El Salvador which is why we rented this movie. We showed it to her and she felt this movie depicted the civil war in El Salvador very realistically. We were so impressed with her review since she lived through this war, that we purchased the movie from amazon.com. One for her and her husband and one for us.
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Eve and Chuck Rosciam
A film all should see! April 20, 2009
Yvonne Bonilla (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico USA)
"Innocent Voices" is a movie that should be seen by all, especially today. There are so many wars going on: Iraq, Afghanistan, to name a few, that one can have the tendency to forget how children are affected. Although this is a 2005 film, it is excellent because it demonstrates what a war does to a population. It is the story of Oscar Torres who in the film is known by his nickname Chava (narrator), who has learned through the experience of this war how to survive. The film also shows how a country (El Salvador) is destroyed because of a civil war. I will not discuss the reasons as to why the United States got involved in this war, each person must deal with his/her conscious in this aspect. I ask myself (as you might also do the same) should every mother do what Chava's mother did, send their child to another country knowing if they stay they will be killed? She was bringing up three children alone because her husband left her to go to the United States in the middle of the war. Since boys were recruited (as is done in different parts of the world) at the age of 12 to become soldiers in the armed services. After much suffering, she decided to send him to the United States to live with relatives where he had the opportunity to work and study his way through high school and college. Kudos to Mandocki for this great foreign film! This film is the reason why wars should not exist!!
Innocent voices April 7, 2009
K. Bauer (Wisconsin)
My daughter loved this movie. It is in spanish and i dont speak spanish but she made me watch it anyway. I'm glad she did. A real tear jerker.
Innocent Voices Speak So Loudly April 2, 2009
J. Offenbach (N VA)
I live in an area of the US with many immigrants from El Salvador. I have a childhood friend who disappeared in El Salvador in the 1970's. I know virtually nothing about the history of the country or the people, but through INNOCENT VOICES, I have learned much. I recognized many faces, not because I know the actors, but because I see from their faces the people who experienced the civil war of their time in their country. I feel naive about my limited historical knowledge, but I can address the filmmaking, which I think is superb. I often say that children are magic on-screen and they are so unpredictable and pliable with a good director. The children in this film (as well as the adults) are worth studying by young actors because they appear to lose themselves in their characters. The language spoken of course is Spanish with English subtitles that were very well done. The lush wooded locale was captured beautifully and the devastation caused by the armies was done by a first rate special effects team. The wardrobe was outstanding and set design very realistic. Mid-way through the film, I felt the pacing slow down a bit, but the film still held my interest throughout. The characters were very well done and full bodied, so many creating a strong impression. I consider this an historical film which brought to light a time which changed many lives and the landscape, so I now see survivors of the time from my more enlightened eyes. For a well made film that will motivate you to think about war, love, family, resistance and survival, try INNOCENT VOICES.
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