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Alamar (To the Sea)
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77 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

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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 in harmony with life above and below the surface of the sea. (Film Movement)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
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  1. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: John P. McCarthy
    80
    A beguiling cross between fiction and non-fiction, Alamar regards the relationship three Mexican males have with the sea.
  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Joshua Rothkopf
    80
    Nature smiles upon Alamar, just as it did on the simple, unfussy charms of "The Black Stallion" some 30 years ago.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: David Parkinson
    80
    A joyous exploration of family life that will touch and surprise.

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