Al Otro Lado
by Gustavo Loza
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Actor: Adrian Alonso, Adrian Marquez, Alejandro Lago, Carmen Maura, Ronny Bandomo CasanovaDirector: Gustavo Loza
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Uni Cine
DVD Reviews of Al Otro Lado
DVD Review: Worthwhile, not great
Summary: 4 Stars
March 15, 2011. I believe other reviewers have had some very cogent things to say about this movie, and I find merit in most if not all of the reviews. I watched this movie for a Spanish Club I belong to, wherein we try to improve or at least maintain our abilities to speak Spanish. I picked the movie thinking that the group wanted something with a little weight but not too intense.I also wanted something by Mexican film makers. I think this movie fills the bill. It is mostly pleasant and interesting whether or not you want to work on Spanish. There is some beautiful scenery, I thought especially in the Moroccan/Spanish story. The three segments do all treat the theme of fathers who have gone across borders to seek better lives and the yearning of children they've left behind for them. I don't think there are profound insights beyond that. The Mexican story has a touch of magical realism, and the Cuban section some sadness.
The Moroccan/Spanish segment is probably the best from a critical point of view, as another reviewer mentioned. It is also the most gritty. That section and the brief allusion to prostitution in the Cuban section are probably the parts that would give pause to parents considering it for preteen children.
I thought one weakness from a critical point of view was that the children were almost too sweet and their journeys not entirely believable. At the same time, it has the more gritty elements in the Moroccan/Spanish story, so there are problems with it for younger children as well as different problems for adults looking for a realistic treatment of the important themes it raises. Also, putting three stories in a rather short film results in too little time for significant character development.
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