Oscar javier almengor neto yepes, pablo arenales rodrigo, hector argueta deudo dos, cristina arqueta nina cinco, edgar barillas guarda espaldas, willy bihr senor fuller, mildred chavez rosa, indira chinchilla nidia, miriam s. Directed by native guatemalan luis argueta, the silence of neto is a film of great dramatic power and stunning visual beauty. The silence of neto sets a preteen boys efforts to put childhood behind him against the u. He and his two friends are planning a camping trip complete with fake permission slips. Set during the 1954 americanled military coup to overthrow guatemalan president jacobo arbenz, this. As a proud guatemalan, it was nice to see a movie made by guatemalan actors and see that guatemala movie. Small hot air balloons are a fad in the family and are interesting. Mixing magicrealism and historical events the silence of neto is the first internationally acclaimed, award winning film produced entirely in. Oscar javier almengor neto yepes, pablo arenales rodrigo, hector. Mar 05, 2014 directed by native guatemalan luis argueta, the silence of neto is a film of great dramatic power and stunning visual beauty. Neto, a young boy with a lone dream to fly in a hotair balloon, navigates life in 1950s guatemala, a tumultuous era marked by the u.
Young boy neto yepes wants to build a miniature hot air balloon that he can launch it into the air, powered by a burning candle providing the hot air. Additional features include audio commentary by the director in english and spanish, special documentary on the genesis and production of the film. The silence of neto tells the politicallycharged story of a young boy striving to follow his dreams while his country struggles to preserve democracy amidst cia coldwar propaganda. I highly recommend this film to anyone who has an interest in guatemala as well as two books, bitter fruit by stephen schlesinger and stephen kinzer and the battle for guatemala by susanne jonas. Through the eyes of young neto, we are given an authentic insiders look at the diverse people of guatemala and the historical events. In the film neto is a metaphor for guatemala during this time period as he strives to breathe and speak on his own terms. This politically inspired drama represents guatemalas first commercial feature film. Neto accuses the servant girl of being just an indian. Jun 08, 2006 the first guatemalan movie screened internationaly. The comingofage tale of a middleclass guatemalan boy, set in 1954 against the backdrop of the ciabacked coup detat that overthrew guatemalan president jacob arbenz. Adrian grunberg is an assistant director and director, known for rambo. These movie kind of remains me of the movie summer of 42 with jennifer oneil, kids trying to jump into puberty and having a good time at the same time, except that in the movie the silence of neto instead of a good time, the sea, beach, neto and the rest of the gang had a hard time trying to have a good time, because of the hard times. His strict father, a bythenumbers government employee, admonishes neto to play it safe and. It is a powerful metaphor for guatemala as a whole, which has only recently begun to.
Neto is troubled by asthma, which may be related to his silence. Release date 2004 production date 1994 title variation silence of neto note originally produced in 1994. My name is nobody western english free and full movie henry fonda hd spaghetti. The fathers job ends in one upheaval, but he quickly seems to find another. Set during the 1954 americanled military coup to overthrow guatemalan president jacobo arbenz, this comingofage tale follows a young boy, neto oscar javier almengor, who dreams of one day. Set during the 1954 americanled military coup to overthrow guatemalan president jacobo arbenz, this comingofage tale follows a young boy, neto oscar javier almengor, who dreams of one day flying in a hot air balloon. Nr would be pg if it were rated dvd in spanish with english subtitles.
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