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  • 2010
  • G
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2010
  • G
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 13 m

Summary Jorge has only a few weeks with his five-year-old son Natan before he leaves to live with his mother in Rome. Intent on teaching Natan about their Mayan heritage, Jorge takes him to the pristine Chinchorro reef, and eases him into the rhythms of a fisherman's life. As the bond between father and son grows stronger, Natan learns to live i...

Directed By: Pedro González-Rubio

Written By: Pedro González-Rubio

  • 2010
  • G
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2010
  • G
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 13 m

Alamar (To the Sea)

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary Jorge has only a few weeks with his five-year-old son Natan before he leaves to live with his mother in Rome. Intent on teaching Natan about their Mayan heritage, Jorge takes him to the pristine Chinchorro reef, and eases him into the rhythms of a fisherman's life. As the bond between father and son grows stronger, Natan learns to live i...

Directed By: Pedro González-Rubio

Written By: Pedro González-Rubio

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80
It is to González-Rubio's credit that he can celebrate nature so joyously, yet suggest neither the preferred lifestyle of either parent is superior to the other.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
80
Alamar provides a nearly hypnotic immersion in the brilliantly aqua, impossibly tranquil Caribbean--a Paradise Regained not just for Natan, but for everyone
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
80
A beguiling cross between fiction and non-fiction, Alamar regards the relationship three Mexican males have with the sea.
By John P. McCarthy FULL REVIEW
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Nature smiles upon Alamar, just as it did on the simple, unfussy charms of "The Black Stallion" some 30 years ago.
By Joshua Rothkopf FULL REVIEW
75
A luminous love letter to the Banco Chinchorro, the largest coral reef off Mexico's coast, and to the tender bonds between a father and son.
By Loren King FULL REVIEW
75
A deceptively simple but enchanting story about a father who bonds with his young son on the Mexican sea, accomplishes something quite complex: It provides a breathtaking sense of place, chronicles in intimate detail a way of life, and touches us with a relationship that develops naturally, right before our eyes.
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The plot of the gorgeous Mexican film Alamar -- a father-son vacation -- isn't what Hollywood calls "high concept." But thanks to director-cinematographer-editor Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio, the film might be called "high enjoyment."
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Mantarraya Producciones, Xkalakarma
Release Date Jul 16, 2010
Duration 1 h 13 m
Rating G
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Website http://www.epicentrefilms.com/fichefilm.asp?film=long&param=long&numero=88
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Awards

Ariel Awards, Mexico
• 3 Nominations
Morelia International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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