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Director:
Francisco Vargas
Writer:
Francisco Vargas (writer)
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Release Date:
3 January 2007 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Music more
Plot:
In an unnamed Latin American country that closely resembles Mexico, the government fights a rural insurgency with torture... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
24 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
400 Screens, 400 Blows - Sleepers of 2008
 (From Cinematical. 18 December 2008, 8:15 AM, PST)

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Simple and Powerful more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ángel Tavira ... Don Plutarco
Gerardo Taracena ... Genaro
Dagoberto Gama ... Capitán
Mario Garibaldi ... Lucio
Fermín Martínez ... Teniente
Silverio Palacios ... Comandante Cayetano
Octavio Castro ... Zacarías
Mercedes Hernández ... Jacinta
Gerardo Juárez ... Pedro
Ángeles Cruz ... Jefa Guerrilera 1
Norma Pablo ... Jefa Guerrilllera 2
Ariel Galvan ... Joaquín

Amorita Rasgado ... Prostitutas
María Elena Olivares ... Doña Lupe
Esteban Castellanos ... Manuel
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Violin (International: English title) (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Camara Carnal more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ángel Tavira won the best actor award in the Cannes Film Festival more

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17 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Simple and Powerful, 21 May 2007
8/10
Author: agalil_mx from Mexico

An old grandfather, Don Plutarco plays the violin and his son plays the guitar, while the child grandson collects some pennies in a rural poor town.

But this small peasant Indian family has double activity and face a life or death situation. And don Plutarco has a risky idea to help his son, with the only things he has, his violin, courage, and ultimately, dignity.

However the film opens with some violent scenes, the rest of the movie saves this by showing the struggle of don Plutarco to aide his family, while the Mexican army occupies the nearby hills in a mean way. It shows the conditions in which this family and its community live. And a glimpse of how perhaps the mainstream Mexican society makes business with its Indians in time of need.

To people used to graphic and loud drama, this film perhaps will not be easy to appreciate while watching it. Shot in black and white, the only music in the film is the violin of don Plutarco.

But it is the story and the superb character of don Plutarco (Angel Tavira)that make the cornerstone of the movie. This character cannot be played in a more authentic way than this. Anyone who visits any Mexican town will find a don Plutarco and his grandson in the corner or every plaza, with Tavira's humble eyes, mixed with strength and sincerity.

The film tries to show what is ignored (puposedly or not) mostly by the majority of urban Mexicans. And the decisions made and feelings that the old violinist transmits, go beyond and make this film a universal and moving story.

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