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2005

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During the Mexican peasant revolts of the 1970s, farmer Don Ángel Tavira, son Gerardo Taracena and grandson Mario Garibaldi seek refuge with the rebels in the hills. Read more

Starring	Angel Tavira, Gerardo Taracena, Dagoberto Gama, Mario Garibaldi
Director	Francisco Vargas
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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El Violin

During the Mexican peasant revolts of the 1970s, farmer Don Ángel Tavira, son Gerardo Taracena and grandson Mario Garibaldi seek refuge with the rebels in the hills.

Starring	Angel Tavira, Gerardo Taracena, Dagoberto Gama, Mario Garibaldi
Director	Francisco Vargas
Studio	SODA PICTURES
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 38 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Collections	New releases
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Spanish LOVEFiLM Instant: Spanish
Subtitles	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 2005 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 06 Dec 2009 To Rent: DVD: 31 Mar 2008
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- Political dissent knows no physical bounds in this robust and emotionally frosty debut from Mexican writer-director... read more on Time Out
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- - David Jenkins
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  - 09 Feb 2011 at 02:32
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  Intense
  
  Almost impossible to watch at times, the powerful depiction of suffering and cruelty that man can inflict on others is beautifully filmed. In black and white ... read more »
  
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  - 29 May 2008 at 09:55
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  Beautifully Produced Film
  
  Starts off with some gratuitous Latin torture and sexual abuse, but then, largely because of the aged leading actor, becomes rather a languid description of the... read more »
  
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  Really a disappointing movie. It seems to set up well, but then goes very very flat. You expect some clever twist, but in the end you're just left a bit ... read more »
  
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  A bit like Pan's Labyrynth with the happier bits removed..
  
  Rented this film on the recommendation of a friend. I'm glad we did but its not easy viewing as it depicts the sadistic casual cruelty man is capable of. ... read more »
  
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