Alsino And The Condor

– Alsino, a boy of 10 or 12, lives with his grandmother in a remote area of Nicaragua. He's engulfed i..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
1982
Original Name:
Alsino y el cóndor
Alsino And The Condor
Alsino and the Condor (1982) - Also known as Alsino y el cóndor

Alsino, a boy of 10 or 12, lives with his grandmother in a remote area of Nicaragua. He's engulfed in the war between rebels and government troops when a US advisor orders the army to open a staging area by the boy's hamlet. Alsino tries to be a child, climbing trees with a girl, looking through his grandfather's trunk of mementos and trying to fly; he goes to town to sell a saddle, has his first drink and is taken to a brothel. But the war surrounds him. The US advisor takes Alsino on a chopper flight, but he's unimpressed. The soldiers' cruelties awake rebel sympathies in Alsino, and after an army assault backfires, the lad is fully baptized into the conflict.

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Spanish, English

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Alsino, a boy of 10 or 12, lives with his grandmother in a remote area of Nicaragua. He's engulfed in the war between rebels and government troops when a US advisor orders the army to open a staging area by the boy's hamlet. Alsino tries to be a child, climbing trees with a girl, looking through his grandfather's trunk of mementos and trying to fly; he goes to town to sell a saddle, has his first drink and is taken to a brothel. But the war surrounds him. The US advisor takes Alsino on a chopper flight, but he's unimpressed. The soldiers' cruelties awake rebel sympathies in Alsino, and after an army assault backfires, the lad is fully baptized into the conflict.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10

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