Main Cast: Oscar Javier Almengor, Herbert Meneses, Julio Diaz, Eva Tamargo Lemus, Eduardo Jose Guerreo
Release Year: 1994
Country: GT/US
Run Time: 106 minutes
Plot
This politically inspired drama represents Guatemala's first commercial feature film. Set in Guatemala, 1954, at the time a U.S. funded government overthrow of left-wing president Jacob Arbenz, it chronicles the struggles of a pre-adolescent boy to grow up in a tumultuous time. Neto, at the funeral of his uncle Ernesto is suddenly visited by his uncle's ghost. Their conversation becomes a flashback of six months earlier. The memory follows the changes wrought by the intervention of U.S. military and local troops as the coup begins. Neto's family's life is profoundly affected by the military action. Neto's father, a teacher, loses his job to military personnel. His classmates and their families begin to disappear. Neto and his family must flee their city. There is also conflict between his father and uncle, Ernesto as they hold differing views on child rearing. Both men are also in love with Neto's mother. Neto does have one dream: to fly solo in a balloon. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Cast
Oscar Javier Almengor - Neto Yepes
Herbert Meneses - Ernesto Yepes
Julio Diaz - Eduardo Yepes
Eva Tamargo Lemus - Elena Yepes
Eduardo Jose Guerreo - German
Sergio Paz - Alberto; Indira Chinchilla - Nidia
Credit
Abigail Hunt - Associate Producer, Gloria Wurmser - Costume Designer, Luis Argueta - Director, Gloria Pineyro - Editor, David Tedeschi - Editor, Jose Gallegos - Composer (Music Score), Maurice Gallegos - Composer (Music Score), Justo Ghang - Production Designer, Ana Solares - Production Designer, Ramón F. Suarez - Cinematographer, Luis Argueta - Producer, Vivian Rivas - Set Designer, Antonio Arroyo - Sound/Sound Designer, Luis Argueta - Screenwriter, Justo Chang - Screenwriter
