Carlitos Medellin (2004) (Dvd)Carlitos Medellin (2004) (Dvd)
UPC Number: 736899117825
Actors: Davidson Ospina, the inhabitants of Santo Domingo Savio
Directors: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Spanish
Region: Region 1
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Number of discs: 1
Studio: FACETS
Release date: June 24, 2008
Run time: 74 minutes
Product Description
A harrowing account of life on some of the world's most dangerous streets this documentary follows 13-year-old Carlito as guides filmmaker Jean-Stephane Sauvaire on a tour of his decimated neighborhood in Medellin Colombia's second-largest city. There armed children hold out against paramilitary troops criminal gangs and guerrilla fighters. In stark contrast to North American kids his age Carlito carries a statue of the Virgin around as he listens to his shell-shocked neighbors confess their tragic stories and pray to the Holy Mother. Literally shot "under the gun" because of Medellin's daily street violence Sauvaire offers a haunting expose exquisitely photographed and expertly crafted.System Requirements:Running Time: 74 minutes Language: Spanish Subtitle: English / FrenchFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/SPANISH UPC: 736899117825 Manufacturer No: DV96565
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