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.
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
Flixster Reviews (486)
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August 16, 2009
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May 5, 2007
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)
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June 1, 2009
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.
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November 11, 2009
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)
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August 16, 2009
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)
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July 19, 2009
ABSOLUTAMENTE HERMOSA!!...TIERNA...REAL EN EL TIEMPO QUE EL SALVADOR ESTABA EN GUERRILLA!...ME ENCANTO LA ACTUACION DEL NINO!!...LA RECOMIENDO AMPLIAMENTE!!!!
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July 2, 2009
Not as emotionally moving as it should be. A good topic and visually appealing.
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July 2, 2009
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.
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June 10, 2009
crazy to think i lived through some of that... this is a great tiny piece of sample of a part of my childhood...
Critic Reviews
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
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January 18, 2007Una 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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