Monday, December 10, 2012

Alamar

Alamar (Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio, 2009)
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Rating: Q=6, P=7 / Can't Get Enough
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=4, Scale 4=3

Father and Son, Mexico, Nature, Parenting, Subtle, Documentary/Drama

This film is touching and beautiful in its simplicity. Before Natan moves to Italy with his mother he spends many weeks with his father in his remote fishing village in the gorgeous Caribbean. They live on and under the water. Father teaches son how to fish and swim. He teaches him the names of the birds and plants. They play and eat together. This film reminds us that the bond between father and son is something special, no matter what happens between parents and no matter the geographic distance. And it validated my belief that children thrive in a world where they can learn and interact with nature.

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