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Innocent Voices

Play trailer Poster for Innocent Voices R,  2004,  1h 50m,  War/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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74% Tomatometer 50 Reviews 93% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Civil war in El Salvador threatens the life of an 11-year-old (Carlos Padilla) and his family who live in a small village.
Innocent Voices

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Critics Consensus

Innocent Voices is a passionately told dramatization of an ugly issue of war -- its impact on children.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Jun 28, 2022
Screenwriter Oscar Torres based this gripping drama on his own childhood in rural El Salvador... Go to Full Review
David Ansen Newsweek Nov 1, 2007
Based on screenwriter Oscar Torres's childhood, Mandoki's gripping film may pull on the heartstrings too knowingly, but it's hard to forget the sight of the village's children lying silent and still on every rooftop. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 21, 2005
3/4
Effective without being overwhelming. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 12, 2020
3.5/4.0
The film is produced by Lawrence Bender, who has produced all of Tarantino's films and many others that uniquely balance humanity in all of its glory and rage. Go to Full Review
Joshua Starnes ComingSoon.net Mar 27, 2011
8/10
It's depressing - God, is it depressing - in a way that only a film about growing up amidst a Central American civil war can be, but it is also often uplifting, and that is a tricky balance to pull off. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Dec 12, 2006
C+
This coming of age tale of a boy who suddenly becomes the man of the house is too naive and simplistic to convey the tumultuous political context of El Salvador in the 1980s. Go to Full Review
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Harry L Nov 1, 2018 "Innocent Voices" was a wonderful film, which leaves the audience feeling grateful for what the have as well as the urge to cause a change to make the world a better place. See more
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Luis Mandoki

Director

Carlos Padilla

Chava

Leonor Varela

Kella

Gustavo Muñoz

Ancha

José María Yazpik

Uncle Beto

Ofelia Medina

Mama Toya

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Synopsis Civil war in El Salvador threatens the life of an 11-year-old (Carlos Padilla) and his family who live in a small village.
Director
Luis Mandoki
Producer
Lawrence Bender, Luis Mandoki, Alejandro Soberón
Screenwriter
Luis Mandoki, Oscar Orlando Torres
Distributor
Slowhand Cinema Releasing
Production Co
Lawrence Bender Productions, MUVI Films, Altavista Films, A Band Apart
Rating
R
Genre
War, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 16, 2004, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 8, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$829.7K
Runtime
1h 50m
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