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Audio Format: DD 5.1 Video Format: Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) Languages: Spanish, Thai Subtitles: English, Thai Region Code: 3, PAL Year Made: 2005 Running Time: 106
Set in the mid 1980s El Salvador, in the midst of the country's civil war, a young boy must decide between enlisting in the army or join up with guerrillas.
 "Innocent Voices" is a political melodrama set during the civil war in El Salvador, and the title refers to the children who are both victims, and participants, in the carnage. Based on the life of screenwriter Oscar Torres, who grew up in El Salvador, "Innocent Voices" begins just as the government troops begin recruiting young children into their ranks to fight the guerrillas. Eleven-year-old Chava (Carlos Padilla) is already the "man of the house" after his father left, leaving his mother (Leonor Varela) and siblings. Since 12 is the legal age for conscription, Chava spends his last year of innocence trying to help his family survive while helplessly watching his friends get drafted.
"Innocent Voices" is incendiary and the subject matter is powerful, but the movie becomes earnest and formulaic. Director Luis Mandoki provides a soft center--where the story turns into a triumph of the human spirit--making it more of an ennobling experience rather than a complex examination of what war does to families.
Special Features:
- Photo Gallery
- Trailer
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