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Paloma de Papel
27. Apr 2005 at 20:12
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Paloma de Papel
(Paper Dove)
Peru, 2003

now on R1 DVD

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starring Antonio Callirgos as Juan

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with Angel Rojas as Pacho, his friend in the village

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Jesœs Carbajal as Modesto, his friend among the guerillas

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a boy growing up in a small Peruvian mountain village, has no father (he was killed in mysterious circumstances years ago), he helps the local blacksmith...

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who teaches him to fold the paper doves...

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when he accidentally witnesses an asassination by the "Shining Path" (freedom fighters/terrorists/Communists/whatever), they kidnap him and place him in one of their training camps.  There he learns the revolutionary doctrine...

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They tell him that they are the good guys, and his dead father was a bad guy... Can things possibly end well?
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Re: Paloma de Papel
Reply #1 - 27. Apr 2005 at 22:32
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Thank you! Its going on my rental queue.
  
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Reply #2 - 29. Apr 2005 at 11:53
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Hosenhaus,

Thanks for identifying the other boys. I particularly appreciate the captions with the pics too.   Smiley
  
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Reply #3 - 04. May 2005 at 00:13
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Saw this last year at a film festival. Thought it was simplistic and manipulative. Worth a rental, maybe. But for the boys only.
  
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Reply #4 - 09. May 2005 at 22:20
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Both joseph and I discuss this film in last year's Montreal festival thread...(pages 2 & 3)

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