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This is an engaging tale narrated in sensitivity and intelligence and are treated ethic and moral issues developed in great sense of ductility and fairness . Dealing with the story of a family – Harry, Midget and their parents- , as they go into hiding , being based on the notorious novel written by Marcelo Figueras who breaks down his book 'Kamchatka'. It is set in 1976 , Argentina , there happens a coup d'etat led by General Videla and other officers . Thousands of citizens opposed to military regime are chased and kidnapped , as there are numerous missing people . Ten-year-old Harry , who does not know that Argentina's 1976 coup d'état is impacting his life . After witnessing the "disappearance" of dissident friends , a human rights advocate at law (Ricardo Darín) and his research scientist spouse (Cecilia Roth) take their children from school , Harry and his little brother , leave their home and all of them go to a vacant summer house . They flee the city and hide at a far mansion from the military police . With them are their two kids : Harry (Matia Del Pozo) , who is fascinated with the escape artistry of ¨Harry Houdini¨ , ¨Mandrake¨ and TV series as ¨Roy Thinnes' The Invaders¨ (1967) , ¨Simon Templar's The Saint¨ and along with the little guy (Milton De La Canal) , nicknamed El Enano (The actual translation is "dwarf") , they form a close-knit family living at a hidden house . Both of whom finally learn the meaning of the family and help each other . At the countryside mansion , all of them adopt new identities and try to lead a normal life . Subtly hinted , however, and used as a metaphor , is the mother's constant smoking and El Enano's renewed bed-wetting . After that , at the location placed in city outskirts , they are joined by a young student who is using the alias Lucas (Tomás Fonzi) and he really befriends Harry . Their new life is difficult , but a visit with their estranged grandparents : grandmother(Fernanda Mistral) and grandfather (Héctor Alterio) reveals that they are still an intimate family . As a host of characters , completely change the tedious life of Harry .Enticing as well as intelligent film plenty of good feeling , sense , deep sensibility as well as a well written script delving into the human psyche , showing how stressful and precarious situation of a beloved family is . Based on Marcelo Figueras' novel "Kamchatka" - who grew up in Argentina and currently lives in Barcelona- , this is his first to be translated into English concerning about the foursome takes on new identities at the beginning of Argentina's Dirty War in 1976 ; the 309-page book is told from Harry's perspective and takes its title from a key territory in the board game Risk . The film is seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy , being an agreeable , quiet film , perfectly acted and concerning the narration about the relationship between parents and children . This is a brooding yarn in which there is a psychologically intense character studio of the likable members of a peculiar family being harassed , chased , pursued by the military regime . The film attempts to spread optimism about the events of life , in spite of the relentless pursuit they suffer , with its amusing sides and dark areas . Trying to be realistic and make everything as in a fairytale but giving way to mirth and humor . In addition , the film gives us a nice panorama about a middle-class family , its pity , goodness, sacrifice , companionship and various situations happen in its existence . Marcelo Piñeyro tries to mix genres ranging from comedy to melodrama with some sensitive touches . The veteran actors , Ricardo Darin and Cecilia Roth give very good performances . Gentle , sympathetic the little boy played by Matias Del Pozo along with his brother , Milton De La Canal . It is an endearing and intimate film , well directed and well acted by a fine cast , but perhaps fails a little the main protagonist , Harry , whose optimism is as obvious that results to be excessive . Supporting cast is frankly excellent as Tomas Fonzi and aged players as Héctor Alterio and Fernanda Mistral . Colorful cinematography by Alfredo Mayo , considered to be one of the best Spanish cameraman , author of splendid photographs in notorious films such as ¨Mondays in the sun¨, ¨Kika , ¨High heels¨ , "Sex, Party and Lies" , "The Galíndez File" , ¨Heroína¨ and several others . Lively , moving as well as emotive musical score by Bingen Mendizábal . Adding known songs adapted with roots in popular music of the seventies ; recreating the essence of the epoch with vintage songs , accompanying sensual melodies and lyrics such as ¨Son Tus Perfumes Mujer¨, including some memorable images when the family members dance themselves . The motion picture was well directed by Marcelo Pyñeiro and it was Argentina's official submission for the 2002 Oscar Awards, Foreign Language film category . He was born in 1953 in Buenos Aires, Argentina . Marcelo usually works with his fetish actor , Leonardo Sbaraglia . Piñeyro is a director and writer , especially known for ¨Plata Quemada¨ (2000) and , of course , the big hit : ¨El Método¨ or ¨the Method¨ (2005) . Marcelo has directed the following films -being most of them dramas and thrillers- : 2009 ¨La Viudas De Jueves¨ , 2003 ¨Kamchatka¨ , 2000 ¨Plata Quemada¨ or ¨Burst money¨ , 1997 ¨Cenizas del Paraíso¨ , 1995 ¨Caballos Salvajes¨ and 1993 ¨Tango Feroz¨ . Rating : 7/10 .
Qizhen Su
The world is not as peace as a lot of people have thought, while people are working or studying in a safe environment, some other people might be "rolling in the deep", like tiny ships tossed on a very dark and deep ocean. The movie I just finished watching, "Kamchatka", is actually a drama revealing about the dictatorship in Argentina in 1970s through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy. The scene was set in Argentina in 1970s when the dictator Jorge Videla came to power. Our narrator is a ten-year-old boy who experienced the influence dictatorship had given on his normal life without knowing, Harry, portrayed by the actor Matías Del Pozo. His father David Vicente, who was once a lawyer, portrayed by Ricardo Darín, His mother, who used to be working in a lab, enacted by Cecilia Roth. And Harry's little brother enacted by Milton De La Canal, mentioned as El Enano in the movie. The story was about how a happy Argentine family got impacted by the coup d'etat and forced to separate. It is a heartbreaking story, especially when it was told in a the-year-old boy's point of view. The issues the family had to face are becoming more and more severe as the movie goes on. First, they disguised, changed their names and moved away. Then at the end, the parent had to leave their kids to the grandparents to insure that the kids are safe. The motif was keep repeating through the boy's mouth that it was the late time he had seen his father. It was also irony, how the parents are trying to be optimistic and telling their children that things will get better, but at the end, the circumstance became even more severe. The actors that portrayed the mother and the father are professionals, but for the children actors that enacted Harry and his brother, they are not professionals. Nevertheless, they still did a great job. They successfully portrayed the roles and made them vivid on screen. Watching the movie, the spectators could see that the actors really did assume themselves as the character and the emotions are deeply buried under their eyes. In some scenes, the audiences will really feel touched, especially when Harry chased their parents' car when they were driving away. Even though he didn't know what has happened, through his parents' expression, he probably figured out that it might be the last time seeing them. What I like about this movie is that all the tiny details were obviously carefully designed to make this movie more realistic. First it's the family's car was shabby, and it looks like it will break apart at any time, then it was the public phones on the sides of the roads. And another thing I like about this movies is sometimes we were actually witnessing in the perspective of Harry, not only the narration which made me feel like that when I was watching, but also the angle and the position of the camera when it was filming. Audiences will feel like they were experiencing what Harry had gone through. Though details made this fictional story seemed real. As for the parts of the movie I don't really like, it that before watching this movie, I did research and read the synopsis. And it made me feel like this movies is going to have a climax, and a huge down flow. Surprisingly, the movie ended with the scene Harry watching his parents driving away in their car. The plot of this movie for me will seem like more completed if the director add a scene at the end Harry and his brother finally got to meet their mother when they grow up. What I learned from this movie is that we need to appreciate what we have now. We could see that the misfortune has befallen fairly fast in this family that one day they were still going to schools and works normally, the other day they need to hide. And though the parents were trying to be optimistic, the kids must had sensed something was not right. The most heartbreaking is that, the parents were trying to keep the kid out of truth that when they have to leave, the kids got more upset about it. It made me think that probably the same thing could happen to us. Though currently we are not experiencing through a political change but it might happen in the future. All things you obtain today can suddenly be taken away from you, but nobody can predict what will happen in the future, what we can to is to make everyday meaningful and unforgettable. I think other people who have watched it will have learned the same thing as me.I think everybody can watch it. Though I do think that probably the elementary students can't understand the theme but Kamchatka is a good movie for middle schoolers and high schoolers. The movie itself doesn't contain any violent scenes, though it's telling a violent story. Kids could understand the reality of the world and what kind of attitude we should have to face future, that we should always be optimistic and looking forward to a better tomorrow.
