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The Colors of the Mountain

Original title: Los colores de la montaña
  • 20102010
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  • 1h 30m
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The Colors of the Mountain (2010)
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Manuel, 9, has an old ball with which he plays football every day in the countryside. He dreams of becoming a great goalkeeper. His wishes seem set to come true when Ernest, his father, give... Read allManuel, 9, has an old ball with which he plays football every day in the countryside. He dreams of becoming a great goalkeeper. His wishes seem set to come true when Ernest, his father, gives him a new ball. But an unexpected accident sends the ball flying into a minefield. Despi... Read allManuel, 9, has an old ball with which he plays football every day in the countryside. He dreams of becoming a great goalkeeper. His wishes seem set to come true when Ernest, his father, gives him a new ball. But an unexpected accident sends the ball flying into a minefield. Despite the danger, Manuel refuses to abandon his treasure... He convinces Julián and Poca Luz,... Read all
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    • Director
      • Carlos César Arbeláez
    • Writer
      • Carlos César Arbeláez(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Hernán Mauricio Ocampo
      • Nolberto Sánchez
      • Genaro Aristizábal
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Carlos César Arbeláez
    • Writer
      • Carlos César Arbeláez(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Hernán Mauricio Ocampo
      • Nolberto Sánchez
      • Genaro Aristizábal
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    • 12User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 9 nominations

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    Hernán Mauricio Ocampo
    • Manuel
    Nolberto Sánchez
    • Julián
    • (as Luis Nolberto Sánchez)
    Genaro Aristizábal
    • Poca Luz
    • (as Genaro Alfonso Aristizábal)
    Hernán Méndez
    • Ernesto
    Carmen Torres
    • Miriam
    Natalia Cuéllar
    • Carmen
    • (as Natalia Cuellar)
    Antonio Galeano
    • Don Alberto
    Ángela Patricia Ángel
    • Luisa
    Félix Jaramillo
    • Mario
    Dora Patricia Méndez
    • Julián's Mother
    Elizabeth Aristizábal
    • Poca Luz's Little Sister
    Juan Rodrigo Correa
    • Poca Luz's Father
    Berenice Echeverri
    • Poca Luz's Mother
    María Alejandra Vargas
    • Julián's Sister
    Javier Cardona
    • Guerrilla Leader
    Germán Antonio Cuervo
    • Paramilitary Leader
    Olga Lucia Saldarriaga
    • Doña Marta
    Luis Felipe Hurtado
    • Child Bullying Poca Luz
    • Director
      • Carlos César Arbeláez
    • Writer
      • Carlos César Arbeláez(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Colombia's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards 2012.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: El episodio que va a contrarreloj (2011)

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    From the Minds of Children
    Los Colores de la Montaña (The Colors of the Mountain) is one of the more delicate and sophisticated films to deal with warring factions in South American countries to come along in a long time. Written and directed by newcomer Carlos César Arbeláez this story is wise because it explains the work through the eyes of children: perhaps that is the best way to understand the conflicts that flood the planet at present.

    Set is the lush and picturesque mountains of Colombia, we gradually discover through the games of the children that there are two factions struggling for power in this remote area - the military of the government and the reactive guerrillas. Manuel (Hernán Mauricio Ocampo) is eight and loves soccer even though his soccer ball is an old collapsed mess of toy. He and his friends Julián (Nolberto Sánchez) and the little albino boy Poca Luz (Hernán Méndez) play soccer anyplace they can. Manuel also tends to his duties as a farmer's son (his father is devoted to him, sharing the chores, and protecting him and his wife and baby from the bilateral dangers of the military and the guerrillas): his parents reward him on his ninth birthday with a new soccer ball and gloves. Very proud, Manuel shares his treasure with his friends but accidentally the ball lands in a minefield (the result of the military invasion) and becomes inaccessible. The boys challenge Poca Luz to retrieve it but he fails. A new teacher comes to the village and brings order to the chaos the children feel. Discovering that Manuel colors pictures of his countryside in his notebook the teacher decides to use his talent that that of his friends to paint over political graffiti smeared on the schoolhouse: she loses her job. Rebel forces and military forces enter the village and families are forced to evacuate - but Manuel manages to recover his treasured new soccer ball in the midst of the senseless fighting the adults of his world are staging. After all, what is really important?!

    The acting skills of these children are beautifully straightforward and unforced, thanks to the fine direction of Arbeláez. He manages to tell a tale that is tender, humorous, and meaningful and in the end it is the inherent pure wisdom of children that seems to be the sustaining factor in the little villages of the mountains of Colombia. The lush photography is by Oscar Jimenez. This is a very fine film that has already won awards in festival, but it is a film that is more important that it be shared by a very large audience. In Spanish with English subtitles.

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Colombia
      • Panama
    • Official site
      • Official site (Colombia)
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Цвета горы
    • Production companies
      • El Bus Producciones
      • Jaguar Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,604
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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