La Vida Precoz y Breve de Sabina Rivas
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In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha. Greisy Mena: Winner of Valladolid International Film Festival "Best Actress-2012" Ariel Awards, Mexico 2012-Best Actress Nominee Born in Mexico, director Luis Mandoki studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and the London International Film School. In 1976, Mandoki received international recognition with his short film Silent Music which won first place at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1979, his short film The Secret won the Ariel for Best Short Feature in Mexico. In 1987 he wrote, produced and directed his first feature Gaby: A True Story (Liv Ullman, Norma Aleandro, Rachel Levin). The film received an Oscar nomination and two Golden Globe nominations. That was the start of his Hollywood career. Mandoki directed his first feature in the United States, White Palace , starring Susan Sarandon and James Spader. He later went on to direct When A Man Loves A Woman with Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia, Message In A Bottle , with Paul Newman, Robin Wright Penn, and Kevin Costner; Angel Eyes , with Jennifer Lopez and James Caviezel; and Trapped , with Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon. His film, Innocent Voices , received various awards including the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Best Film at the Seattle Film Festival; and the Stanley Kramer Award, given by the Producer`s Guild of America. Review: A great DVD - Yes the DVD was a great addition to my collection of foreign films and the subject matter was an opener to the struggles of these Hispanic people's - A current matter that exists today that very few Americans are aware of. Review: Tragic - Luis Mandoki brings a sad and tragic story to us with his brilliant portrait of life for a young girl trying to cross Mexico for a better life. A classic of Modern Mexican Cinema.
| Customer Reviews | 3.7 out of 5 stars 29 Reviews |
S**G
A great DVD
Yes the DVD was a great addition to my collection of foreign films and the subject matter was an opener to the struggles of these Hispanic people's - A current matter that exists today that very few Americans are aware of.
B**R
Tragic
Luis Mandoki brings a sad and tragic story to us with his brilliant portrait of life for a young girl trying to cross Mexico for a better life. A classic of Modern Mexican Cinema.
T**S
Problem with DVD (disk)
The DVD has a problem. When you run it, it is impossible to reward or forward it. Once you stard watching, you have to finish the whole film because if you stop you have to start over from the beginning. You cannot search a precise scene. This is not the first time I experience this problem. I cannot say anything about the film. I just critiquing the quality of the DVD. And it has no english subtitles. I just realized that I was sold the wrong DVD. The one sold by Amazon is supposed to be the USA version. I was sold the latin american version which does not have subtitles. Avoid buying from this seller: Dvd's Y Musica.
P**Y
The best movie, regarding migration at the South Mexican border!
Great story, magnificent production, a human and true view, about what's happening at the South Mexican border with Guatemala.
B**O
Made me uncomfortable!
I think the Chiapas border issues have been covered in other movies, the "Beast" was better. Too much unnecessary nudity and beatings for me, This movie is not easy to watch.
D**N
La Vida Precoz y Breve de Sabina Rivas...
Actually a good story - and recommended for viewing! The sub-titles are adequate for this effort! Good depiction of the efforts that non-Mexicans deal with in trying to get to a better life.. Four stars!
K**S
Five Stars
Great movie although it was only in Spanish
B**F
False product information
This movie *does not* have English subtitles, although it is indicated here *that it does*. Either Amazon or MOVIEBROS has made an error. I would not buy this unless you are a fluent Spanish speaker, and I will certainly not be buying anything from MOVIEBROS again.
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