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- 2005
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 24 m
- 2005
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 24 m
Summary This documentary profiles a year in the life of La Sierra, a barrio ruled by paramilitary gangs in Medellin, Columbia.
Written By: Margarita Martinez
- 2005
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 24 m
- 2005
- Not Rated
- First Run Features
- 1 h 24 m
La sierra
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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.
Written By: Margarita Martinez
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Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
64
83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
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1 Review
0% Negative
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The tragic victims in "City of God" are played by actors while those in La Sierra are flesh-and-blood real.
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.
Posing proudly with their rifles or musing matter-of-factly about their own deaths, the boys are tragic enough. But it's the girls who break your heart, stoic and wise beyond their years.
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."
The intense focus on this trio makes for good portraiture, but it left me hungry for more about the social context that shaped them.
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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Awards
Miami Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination
Los Angeles Film Festival
• 1 Nomination