
Forme,isthemostbeautifulchileanfilm.AldoFranciabeginswitharealhistoryaboutaman,afatherthathavetoburgleandiscaptured.Heisconvicted,buthisfamilyneedtolive.AllthissituationisinValparaiso,andFranciashowsthisbeautifulcitywiththissadsituation:boysthatneedtosurvive.Hardliketherealitybutfulloflovetolife.A.Franciashowshowabadjusticepunishnotonlytheguiltybuthischildren.<br/> Ifonemoviecapturesthesoulofacity,thisistheone.Dealingwiththesocialproblems,tellingthestoryofthreebrothers,sometimestender,sometimesraw,AldoFranciamadeamasterpieceshowingusaChileanneorealismmovie.Thedarkandnaturalcinematographygoesverywellwiththisfeature.Thebitterstoryofafamilywithafatherinjail,amotherandthreebrothersfightingagainstpovertyandanunfairsociety,whorejectsthemevenbetweenanotherrejectedpeople.Franciamakesthisbitterstorywithnoweepingscenesorpoliticalspeeches:isveryreal,verybeautifulandveryshocking.<br/> Thisisamovieyoumustsee.IfyouthinkItalianneo-realismisgreatthismoviewillbeyourfavourite,ithasalltheItaliancodesbutamuchharderreality.AgreatwaytodiscoverLatinAmericainthesixties.AgreatwaytodiscovertherealValparaiso.It'snotbeautifulbutitisrealjustlikelife.

