Gangs, violence and death are the everyday life of five children who, one day, decide to escape it.
Horrifying and heartbreaking. I’ll keep it quick and to the point. Writer/director Issa López transcends the violence and the pain it causes children, reaching paranormal levels in a meaningful and allegoric way. While it is classified as horror, it is not due to the supernatural element – at least, it shouldn’t be. It is because no child should suffer. Or die…
The kids’ reactions are genuine. They were never given a script. They were no actors. How they feel onscreen is how they really feel. That is the real horror: to be a kid and already feel that you have nothing to live for and for you there is no tomorrow. The ghosts, the wishes, and the bloodline constantly following are the way the kids – and especially the girl – try to rationalise the world they live in. A world we can remotely make sense of ourselves…
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