Pittsburgh Film Festival
September 9-17, 2005Tuesday, September 13
8:00 pm Melwood Screening Room
INNOCENT VOICES
Director: Luis Mandoki
Feature Film. 2004. Mexico. 111 min. Spanish, subtitled.
Pittsburgh Premiere
Based on the true story of screenwriter Oscar Torres's embattled childhood, Innocent Voices is the poignant tale of Chava, an eleven-year-old boy who suddenly becomes the "man of the house" after his father abandons the family in the middle of the civil war opposing the Salvadorian army to the rebel peasants of the FMLN.
Chava's life becomes a game of survival, not only from the bullets of the escalating war, but also from the dispiriting effects of daily violence. As he hustles to find work to help his single mother pay the bills, and experiences the pangs of first love for a beautiful classmate, Chava's tiny home village becomes both playground and battlefield.
Armed only with the love of his mother and a small radio that broadcasts a forbidden anthem of love and peace, and faced with the impossible choice of joining either the army or the rebels, Chava finds there is another choice.
Filmmakers/Distributors Contact Information:
Ben Barbosa
bbarbosa@thaweb.com
Tuesday, September 13th, 8:00 pm, Melwood Screening Room