'Innocent Voices' crying to be heard
by Hap Erstein
A history lesson on the 1980s El Salvador civil war and a story of children caught in the crossfire combine in Luis Mandoki's Innocent Voices. It's a stark, but sentimental account from Oscar Torres, one of the youngsters lucky enough to survive the bloodshed.
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An 11-year-old boy suddenly becomes the "man of the house" after his father abandons the family in the middle of El Salvador's civil war. The child then must decide between joining the army and fighting alongside the guerrillas.
BB Entertainment
'Innocent Voices'
Director: Luis Mandoki
Starring: Carlos Padilla, Leonor Varela, Xuna Primus, Gustavo Munoz, Jose Maria Yazpik
Run time: 120 minutes
Release date: Oct. 14, 2005
Rating: R for disturbing violence and some language.
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The Palm Beach Post: B-
"... gives the emotions quite a workout."
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