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Innocent Voices is a film of genre Drama directed by Luis Mandoki released in USA on 16 september 2004 with Leonor Varela
Innocent Voices (2005)
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Add to a movie listVoces Inocentes (English title: Innocent Voices) directed by Luis Mandoki. The plot is set during the Salvadoran Civil War, and is based on writer Óscar Torres's childhood. The film serves as a general commentary on the military use of children. The movie also shows injustice against innocent people who are forced to fight in the war. It follows the story of the narrator, a boy named Chava.
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In 1986, Chava is a young 11-year-old boy from El Salvador. His father escaped to the United States at the start of the civil war when he was only 5. His family lives in a small town of Cuscatancingo that is currently heavily fought over between the Salvadoran army and the El Salvador guerrillas. His mother makes a living for the family by sewing, and Chava sells the clothes in shops. When he's not in school, Chava works for a bus driver announcing stations for him as a part-time service to help his family with money.Actors
Leonor Varela
(Kella)
Ofelia Medina
(Mama Toya)
Daniel Giménez Cacho
(Priest)
José María Yazpik
(Uncle Beto)
Paulina Gaitán
(Angelita (as Paulina Gaytan Ruíz))
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