Innocent Voices
A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him.
Critics Sentiment
Soldiers execute boys at riverbank before guerrilla rescue
Chava and friends decide to join the guerrilla camp
The film surges from its lowest point when the boys join the guerrillas to its emotional peak during the devastating execution scene at the riverbank.
Innocent Voices maintains consistently strong audience reception throughout, building from an engaging opening to devastating war sequences that reviewers found both harrowing and essential. The film peaks with the execution scene that multiple reviewers called almost unbearable but critically important, before concluding with a hopeful resolution that provides emotional catharsis.
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Carlos Padilla
Chava
Xuna Primus
Cristina Maria
Leonor Varela
Kella
José María Yázpik
Uncle Beto
Gustavo Muñoz
Ancha
Ofelia Medina
Mama Toya
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Priest
Jesús Ochoa
Chofer
Jorge Angel Toriello
Fito
Adrian Alonso
Chele
Andrés Márquez
Marcos
Alejandro Felipe
Ricardito (as Alejandro Felipe Flores)
Ana Paulina Caceres
Rosita (as Ana Paulina Cáceres)
Paulina Gaitán
Angelita (as Paulina Gaytan Ruíz)
Alan Chávez
Antonio (as Alan Andreé)
Gustavo Sánchez Parra
Teniente Ruíz
Héctor Jiménez
Raton
Guillermo Ríos
Soldado
Lourdes Villareal
Dona Celia
Ania Yarasech
Maestra Carmen
Crew
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