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24 THE LIST 10—1 Aug 3006

y MIN!» \: is was INNOCENT VOICES (12A) 120 min ...

Based on the childhood of Oscar Orlando Torres, who co-wrote the screenplay with director Luis Mendoki (When a Man Loves 3 Women, Trapped), Innocent Voices is the story of Chavas, an 11-year old boy who lives in poverty-stricken 1980s El Salvador. Though his life is tough, he still attends school and happily plays with his buddies. But civil war rages in the mountains and many of Chavas‘ friends are press ganged into the government army. Chavas, forewarned by his uncle, a member of the peasant rebel army FMLN, avoids the draft but still finds his life affected by war.

With 300,000 children currently serving in armies throughout the world, Innocent Voices is a pertinent

aparthcid. lcn _\carx altcr lhc lirxl all—i‘acc clcclionx in South Attica. locuxing on thc hi‘l‘cx and rcalilicx ol' l'oi‘iiici' acli\ ixtx, ('( '.l. (i/ilwmi.

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reminder of their plight. Shot through with the kind of authenticity that can only come from a true story, the film is full of detail both moving and chilling. In one

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scene Chavas cheekin marches past armed guards with an outlawed rebel tune blaring from his radio, and in another we see him full of joy as he works collecting fares on the buses. Horror is present also and Chavas witnesses the summary executions of his

The filmmakers of Innocent Voices have expressed their intention that this film should be accessible to children, but parents should be warned that, while little gore is shown, the fact it packs an emotional punch will make it more distressing than some kids, and adults come to that, are used to. (Ian Winterton)

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