Plot

Follows members of "la dieciocho" gang in a poor San Salvador neighborhood, showing their bleak reality. Photojournalist Christian Poveda captures life in the 18th Street gang.

"La Vida Loca" reflects a depressing and hopeless reality. The documentary, by photojournalist and filmmaker Christian Poveda, follows some of the members of "la dieciocho", the so-called 18th Street gang in a poor San Salvador neighborhood.