La sierra
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Metascore
64 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Summary: This documentary profiles a year in the life of La Sierra, a barrio ruled by paramilitary gangs in Medellin, Columbia.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    The tragic victims in "City of God" are played by actors while those in La Sierra are flesh-and-blood real.
  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    70
    The story of how La Sierra moves from a seemingly pointless war to an unexpected peace is a thrilling one, although the impact of seeing what becomes of these three kids is devastating.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Joshua Land
    70
    A stark, relentlessly deglamorized vision of ghetto life, La Sierra is essential viewing for anyone who ponied up for the aestheticized amorality of the Brazilian "City of God."
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    40
    Result is a loose personal piece of reportage that places people over ideas and larger issues, and reveals the pic's severe limitations long before a surprisingly upbeat ending.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
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  1. CesarB
    9
    I must start by appreciating the great cpurage of the director for filming in one of the most dangerous places in the whole world. La sierra is a movie about kids that are involved in a war. Gladly most of us won't ever be involved in one, or at least if one does, like my father, it would only be temporary. HOwever there is people out there in the world who are born, grow and die in comeone else`s war; for these people have no chance and they will all have miserabla lifes. ENJOY THE MOVIE!!… Expand
  2. johanm.
    8
    My rate is based on how true it is, and i have respect for the directors to have made that movie in the hood of my city.

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