Los colores de la montaña (2010)
67KLos colores de la montaña (2010). 1h 30m | Not Rated
“A theme that pops up at a relatively high rate in foreign films I watch is that of children trying to go about their lives with a turbulent world all around them. This film from Colombia portrays one boy, a nine year old, and his friends who just want to play futbol after school. They just want to be kids. And isnu0026#39;t that what we should wish for children, to have happy, playful lives growing up? Itu0026#39;s not so easy when guerrillas and paramilitary harass and even kill those who donu0026#39;t ally themselves with one side or the other. Here in this remote part of Colombia itu0026#39;s u0026quot;Join us or we kill youu0026quot; or u0026quot;Youu0026#39;re still here so you must be a bad guy, we kill you.u0026quot; Very difficult to live a quiet, peaceful life. Why must there be such warring violence? What can you do except try to rise above it and live… or run away to where itu0026#39;s safer. Here in this village, they just want to go to school and play soccer and tend to their farms. Such genuine performances in this beautifully photographed film. Children whou0026#39;ve never acted are some of the finest actors ever thanks to a director who doesnu0026#39;t force acting but allows it to happen so naturally. Our story never relies on sap to evoke emotion, nor does it include over usage of violence and death to get to the point — just life through these children and their families and their brave teacher who tries so hard to give them normalcy. If this followed the yellow brick road to shangri-la, it would have a happy, hopeful ending. Unfortunately life does not always take that road. Sad because of the circumstances surrounding our characters but a story that I so very much appreciated seeing and will most definitely watch again!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e8.7 / 10 starsu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e–Zoooma, a Kat Pirate Screener”
