Touching and still relevant today, this blending of indie filmmaking and the Epic genre mixes the acting of The Bicycle Thieves with the feel of The Grapes of Wrath. The use of color and the performances by the leads are make this heartfelt story still stand out today.
A stirring and absorbing saga that is even more relevant today.
amazing how 25 year old movies are still relevant today.
Celebrado drama sobre dois irmãos que fogem da Guatemala para os EUA em busca de uma vida mais digna. Foi pioneiro no assunto e é meticuloso na atenção aos detalhes da realidade dos imigrantes. Rodado com atores amadores. Algumas imagens evocativas lembram, por vezes, o trabalho de Olmi e dos Taviani. Não tem a mesma força e evita o tom político de um Loach, ancorando-se demasiadamente em ferramentas melodramáticas.
In many ways the movie remains as powerful today as it was in the early 1980s. It gave Americans the flip side to Reaganism, those who were willing to watch anyway. Other good films from that time were Oliver Stone's Salvador and Costa-Gavras' Missing.
