G.I. Jesus (2006)

A Mexican national, Jesus Feliciano, returning to California from Iraq where he had soldiered in exchange for grant of US citizenship, suffers trauma related to his battle experience and imagines his family life threatened.

Director:

Carl Colpaert

Writers:

Carl Colpaert, Deborah Setele,

Stars:

Joe Arquette, Patrícia Mota, Telana Lynum

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Joe Arquette	...	Jesus
Patrícia Mota	...	Claudia
Telana Lynum	...	Marina
Maurizio Rasti	...	Mohammed (as Maurizio Farhad)
Mark Wystrach	...	Sean
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Farrah Assadi	...	Iraqi Mother
David A. Cooper	...	Captain Kirk
Diane Davisson	...	Mrs. Brundage
Barbara Dow	...	Beauty Parlor Patron
Tate Hanyok	...	Principal's Asst.
Nikki Hersh	...	Miss Reed
Sebastián Hinton	...	Jorge
Bach Hoang	...	Vietnamese Woman
William Luke	...	Drug dealer
James McCarthy	...	The Doctor

Storyline

A Mexican national, Jesus Feliciano, returning to California from Iraq where he had soldiered in exchange for grant of US citizenship, suffers trauma related to his battle experience and imagines his family life threatened.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexuality, nudity and violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Baja California, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$542 (USA) (2 February 2007)

Gross:

$8,528 (USA) (2 February 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinefrontera, Cineville, Picture Entertainment Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A movie with a soul and a message, but with some negative point.

I saw the movie at the Ostend Filmfestival in September. I liked the movie, although it isn't perfect, but then again, which movie is? The photography is smooth and subtle and has some nice long shots. It fits perfectly to the story. The music is very nice, very charming, it sets the mood, without telling the audience what to feel. The acting is good, especially by Telana Lynum. Joe Arquette is OK, but he sometimes he over acts. The outline is good: a man comes back from Iraq and starts loosing his mind, but the dialogues are sometimes too fluffy and too direct. The dialogues literally tell how a character feel and they sometimes summarize previous scenes, like for instance the scene with the doctor, it could have been cut out of the script, the audience already knows that he sees things that aren't there and that he's losing his mind. If the writer's had worked a bit longer on the script, the movie would have been a bit better. But despite the negative point, it's a movie with a soul and a message. I'm looking forward to see more movies of Carl Colpaert.