Innocent Voices (2004) Voces inocentes (original title)

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Director:

Luis Mandoki

Writers:

Luis Mandoki (screenplay)
Oscar Orlando Torres (screenplay)
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Release Date:

4 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

How much will a mother sacrifice for the love of her son...

Plot:

A young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980's El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to avoid the war which is raging all around him. |

Plot Keywords:

1980s | El Salvador | Boy | Young Love | House On Fire

Awards:

13 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Carlos Padilla	...	Chava
Leonor Varela	...	Kella
Gustavo Muñoz	...	Ancha
José María Yazpik	...	Uncle Beto
Ofelia Medina	...	Mama Toya
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Priest
Jesús Ochoa	...	Chofer
Jorge Angel Toriello	...	Fito
Adrian Alonso	...	Chele
Andrés Márquez	...	Marcos
Alejandro Felipe	...	Ricardito (as Alejandro Felipe Flores)
Ana Paulina Caceres	...	Rosita (as Ana Paulina Cáceres)
Xuna Primus	...	Cristina Maria
Paulina Gaitan	...	Angelita (as Paulina Gaytan Ruíz)
Alan Chávez	...	Antonio (as Alan Andreé)
Gustavo Sánchez Parra	...	Teniente Ruíz
Héctor Jiménez	...	Raton
Guillermo Ríos	...	Soldado
Lourdes Villareal	...	Dona Celia
Ania Yarasech	...	Maestra Carmen
Prisiliana Hernández	...	Dona Amalia
Aurelio Perea Morales	...	Don Yeyo
Luisa Garza	...	Maestra Sol
Alberto Lara	...	Director de escuela
Filomena Hernández	...	Viejita
Lucila Casterejón	...	Mujer Bazar 1
Jonathan Morales	...	Temo
Daniela Varela	...	Yanira
René Hernandez	...	René (as René Hernández)
Jennifer Cuevas	...	Companera de Trabajo
Gilda Navarro	...	Monja 1
Margarita Mandoki	...	Monja 2
José Augustín Flores	...	Tío Mario
Manuel Zorrilla	...	Soldado
Antonio García	...	Sargento
Juan Carlos Luna	...	Soldado Americano 2
Félix Johannes	...	Soldado Americano 3
Isabel Galvan	...	Mujer Bazar 2
Juan Aquino Navarro	...	Borracho 1
Luis Gonzaga Padilla	...	Borracho 2
Leon Rafael	...	Fotógrafo Prensa
Penny Redman	...	Fotógrafa Prensa
María Antonia Ruíz	...	Mujer Volante
Nayeli Tlapa	...	Chica Nalgada
Claudia Suárez	...	Chica Nalgada
Rafael Moya	...	Comandante C
José Gabriel Marín	...	Muerto 2
Analí Bravo	...	Nina 15 anos
Karla María González	...	Nina 15 anos
Esther Galván	...	Pollera
Edgar Mencos	...	Soldier shoting speakers at church (as Edgar Leonel Mencos)
Amelia Contreras	...	Mama Chillón
María De Los Ángeles Osuna	...	Mujer Baleada
Enrique Suárez	...	Pick-Up Militar
Javier Mercado	...	Jeep Militar
Ernesto Mejia	...	Jeep Militar
Enrique Carrillo	...	Camión Pasajero
Javier Pedraza	...	Soldado E
Víctor González	...	Soldado F
Pablo Cuevas	...	Soldado Americano I
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ignacio Retes	...	Don Chico (uncredited)

Directed by
Luis Mandoki

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Luis Mandoki		screenplay
Oscar Orlando Torres		screenplay
Oscar Orlando Torres		story

Produced by
Lawrence Bender	....	producer
Federico González Compeán	....	executive producer
Francisco González Compeán	....	executive producer
Tery Lopez	....	co-producer
Mónica Lozano	....	executive producer
Luis Mandoki	....	producer
Miguel Necoechea	....	executive producer
Anna Roth	....	executive producer
Alejandro Soberón Kuri	....	producer
Oscar Orlando Torres	....	co-producer

Original Music by
André Abujamra

Cinematography by
Juan Ruiz Anchía

Film Editing by
Aleshka Ferrero		(edited by)

Casting by
Carla Hool

Production Design by
Antonio Muño-Hierro

Set Decoration by
Sandra Cabriada

Costume Design by
Gilda Navarro

Makeup Department
Ingrid Hartowicz-Fuentes	....	key makeup artist
Ingrid Hartowicz-Fuentes	....	makeup artist: Ms. Varela
David Ruiz Gameros	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Giordo Ganem	....	production manager
Carlos Llergo	....	unit production manager
Tlacateotl Mata	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Renan Bendersky	....	second assistant director
Kira Dominguez	....	second assistant director
Manuel Hinojosa	....	first assistant director
Miguel Necoechea Jr.	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Moises Pineda	....	production buyer
Tomas Rodriguez Tovar	....	leadman

Sound Department
Jaime Baksht	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ricardo Cabrera	....	cable person: sound
Fernando Cámara	....	sound
Sergio Diaz	....	first assistant sound editor
Jed M. Dodge	....	dialogue editor
Ruy García	....	adr mixer
Juan Antonio Gomez	....	foley mixer
Martín Hernández	....	sound designer
Martín Hernández	....	supervising sound editor
Jorge Lugo	....	sound
Tania López Jensen	....	adr coordinator
Alejandro Quevedo	....	sound editor
Roland N. Thai	....	sound designer
Carlos Zamorano	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Jesus G. Duran	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Luis Blackaller	....	opening credit sequence
Gabriel Kerlegand	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Irek Hartowicz	....	additional photography
Kenji Katori	....	assistant camera
Iwao Kawasaki	....	extra assistant camera
Gerardo Manjarrez	....	b camera/steadicam operator
Fernando Moreno	....	gaffer
Juan Pablo Ojeda	....	second assistant camera

Editorial Department
Dylan Bond	....	assistant editor
Luis Carballar	....	co-editor
Adriana Martínez	....	assistant editor
John Nicolard	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Carlos Puente	....	co-editor
Mariana Rodríguez	....	co-editor
Jeanette Russ	....	assistant editor
Mario Sandoval	....	additional editor
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Lynn Fainchtein	....	music supervisor
Renato Lemos	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Rosario Huerta	....	transportation assistant
Edmundo Pérez	....	production driver

Other crew
Jose Manuel Ballesteros	....	caterer
Jose Manuel Ballesteros	....	craft service
Martin Corkidi	....	location manager
Maritza Diaz	....	publicist
Yuria Goded	....	production coordinator
Francisco Payó González	....	director: making-of featurette
Vanessa Hernández	....	second production coordinator
Rebecca Husain	....	personal assistant to director
Carlos Larios	....	set production assistant
Edgar Mencos	....	military advisor
Gilberto Miñón	....	production assistant
Cristina Ramiro Monroy	....	personal assistant to director
Armando Patino	....	production runner
Julio Quezada Orozco	....	production assistant
Adam Schindler	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Lawrence Bender Productions
• MUVI Films
• Organización Santo Domingo
• A Band Apart
• Altavista Films
• Santo Domingo Films

Distributors

• Polychrome Pictures (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Slowhand Cinema Releasing (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Viva International Pictures (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Works, The (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pelicanfilms (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Slow Hand Releasing

Other Companies

• CTT  equipment
• FotoKem  digital intermediate
• Keslow Camera  camera equipment provided by
• LCI Seguros  insurance
• Marcella C. Public Relations  special publicity
• Ztrackz  sound editing

Also Known As:

"Voces inocentes" - Mexico (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violence and some language

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

Mexico | USA | Puerto Rico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Africa:13 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A (cut) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Lawrence Bender Productions

Trivia:

Óscar Torres, the man on whom the story is based, was on set for most of the shoot. He was often seen crying between takes off set, saying the shots brought back painful memories.

Goofs:

Continuity: The American staff sergeant's rank switches from the correct position (chevrons up) to an incorrect position (chevrons down), back to the correct one when the cameras change in one of the scenes.

Quotes:

Priest:I assure you, when one lives in the grace of God, war does not exist.

Soundtrack:

Cómo será la mujer

Eye-opening...

I just read all of your comments guys..it doesn't matter which side mistreated kids more..the fact is kids were recruited to fight...i come from Lebanon, a country that knew 15 years of civil war..and yes in my country too, kids fought side to side with militias..."Voces Innocentes" is for me a very sad movie..it tickles our state of mind in the sense that it reminds us that life isn't as pleasant anywhere else on earth..here El Salvador is shown torn by civil war, but elsewhere daily wars are still going on (Darfour in Ethiopia, Sida in Africa, poverty in India...) I received the movie from Mexico..It is a shame it was only shown here in Canada in Toronto's Film Festival..Movies like "Voces Innocentes" should be made known to the public...Instead of bombarding people with loads of commercial pointless movies, let them think for a change...