Tamale Road: A Memoir from El Salvador (2012)
Жанр : документальный, история, военный
Время выполнения : 1Ч 46М
Директор : Marcos Villatoro, Raquel McPeek Rodriguez
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Salvadoran born Amanda Reyes lost her father to murder in 1929. She was three. She was taken away from her family and lived her entire life not knowing who they were. In 2009 her son, Marcos Reyes Villatoro, searched the entire country for the family. His search for the Reyes family is more than curiosity; it's his obsession. Like many Latinos in the U.S., Marcos has the need to know on a deeper level, What does it mean to be Latino? He searches for his roots. And what he finds is not pleasant. His family was involved in the Salvadoran struggles in a way he'd never dreamed.
Эллисон владеет уникальным даром фотографа и как-то раз на чердаке у собственной бабушки обнаруживает старенькую камеру. В надежде применить пленку снова, молодая девушка замечает, что фотопленка отснята и после проявки, она дарит эти фотографии своей старушке. Лишь представьте себе, в какой восторг приходит Роуз, её бабушка, от подобного сюрприза, ведь эти фото очень многое значили в её жизни.
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В центре развития событий находится семья Вакхария, глава которой недавно отметил свой 102-летний день рождения. Он готовится побить рекорд по продолжительности жизни, когда-то установленный одним китайцем, и долгое время считавшийся недостижимым. Главный герой постоянно спорит со своим 75-летним сыном Бабулалом, который, хоть и рад тому, что его отец хорошо себя чувствует, но не понимает, зачем обязательно надо бить какие-то рекорды. Сын не разделяет оптимизма отца, считая, что ему вряд ли удастся хотя бы приблизиться к неприступному достижению китайца. За свою долгую жизнь Бабулал уже явно выдохся, а его отец, напротив, чувствует, что не добрал интересных впечатлений…
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