Adrian Alonso, Alejandro Felipe, Andres Marquez
Set in war-torn El Salvador in the mid-1980s, an eleven-year-old boy must decide between joining the army and fighting alongside the guerrillas.
DVD Release Date: October 9, 2007
Stats: 486 reviews
Gripping anti-war offering from director Luis Mandoki. Innocent Voices shows us the civil war in El Salvador through the eyes of a child. Mandoki presents a harsh but accurate indictment of the war and of the U.S. involvement in it.
Useless piece of crap!! I hate when mexican filmmakers try everything to match gringos' stupidity when making moral and politically-correct flicks about war and children... I hate it!! Jorge Ángel Toriello's role was stolen by Carlos Padilla (the "lead role") for some unexplicabl...( read more)
The story of a 11-year-old boy and his family who lived in El Salvador during the civil war. When you see this film, you see war from a human sight rather than political. The normal life, childhood innocence and the cruelty of war is what makes this film so real.
This film shoul...( read more)
This kind of Mexican attempts to copy the sentimentalism of Hollywood war films may originate mixed feelings. The film is effectively impactful I must say, and borrowing the brutal style of Elem Klimov was a partially dumb move. However, this film had the realism that few action-...( read more)
Powerful and emotional film. Based on a true story set in El Salvador during civil war. The story is told through the eyes of a young boy. Fantastic character development and terrific acting from Padilla . As a filmmaker, Mandoki understands daily struggle and tragedy very well,...( read more)
ABSOLUTAMENTE HERMOSA!!...TIERNA...REAL EN EL TIEMPO QUE EL SALVADOR ESTABA EN GUERRILLA!...ME ENCANTO LA ACTUACION DEL NINO!!...LA RECOMIENDO AMPLIAMENTE!!!!
Not as emotionally moving as it should be. A good topic and visually appealing.
This was part of El Salvador's history and some say it didn't even happen. It shows you the civil war from a child's perspective.
crazy to think i lived through some of that... this is a great tiny piece of sample of a part of my childhood...
A powerful reminder of how war should never be an option in the resolution of a conflict, even as a last resort full review
It's a harrowing tale, but one that gets phonied up with unnecessary slo-mos, manipulative soundtrack cues, and unrestrained thespianism. full review
Una gran pelicula que refleja una triste realidad en latinoamerica con los regimes autoritarios que se imponen a la fuerza y sin escrupulos acribillan a quien les hace frente. Gran direccion y grandes actuaciones. Una muestra de la vida real, de los horrores que no deben de vivirse en ningun lugar de este mundo , trabajos com oeste despiertan la conciencia humana.
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