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Alsino tries to be a child, climbing trees with a girl, looking through his grandfather's trunk of mementos and trying to fly; he goes to town to sell a saddle, has his first drink and is taken to a brothel. But the war surrounds him. The US advisor takes Alsino on a chopper flight, but he's unimpressed. The soldiers' cruelties awake rebel ...
Aug 31, 2021 · The one thing Alsino wants to do in his life is fly like a condor. With flight, he can finally be free and fulfilled but the movie emphasizes that he has to do it the right way. After a failed attempt at flight, he and his friend are taken to a military camp.
The US advisor takes Alsino on a chopper flight, but he's unimpressed. The soldiers' cruelties awake rebel sympathies in Alsino, and after an army assault backfires, the lad is fully baptized into the conflict.
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Alsino, a young Nicaraguan boy, lives in a war-torn area. Amidst conflict, he tries to embrace childhood but is drawn into the war’s reality. A chopper flight with a US advisor leaves him unimpressed. Witnessing soldiers’ cruelties he becomes sympathetic to rebels and fully immersed in the conflict. Our take.
In one of his attempts to fly, Alsino jumps from the tall tree and falls abruptly to the ground; the impact dislocates his shoulder and neck, leaving him with a hunchback. While he heals, he hears "noises" inside him that foreshadow destruction in his home.
Alsino, a young Nicaraguan boy, lives in a war-torn area. Amidst conflict, he tries to embrace childhood but is drawn into the war’s reality. A chopper flight with a US advisor leaves him unimpressed. Witnessing soldiers’ cruelties he becomes sympathetic to rebels and fully immersed in the conflict.
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Alsino is a peasant boy, about 12 years of age, who lives in a village in the hills. He does the things 12-year-old boys do, like climbing trees and having fumbling, awkward conversations with girls. He also has a recurring dream, in which he can fly.
