The Violin
2005 · Movie · Not Rated · 98 min · ★ 7.0 · 89% critics
In a rural Latin American community under harsh military control, a poor family secretly supports an insurgency while soldiers search for hidden supplies. An elderly musician attempts to cross a checkpoint to reach his crops, but the officer in charge allows him through only if he returns daily for private music lessons.
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Details
- Original title
- El violín
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-03-11
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (39 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty, human-scale story about ordinary people facing a ruthless army, with steady tension and moral pressure; Not for you if you avoid bleak, disturbing political dramas like Cell 211.
Pros: tense cat-and-mouse dynamic; powerful, intimate drama; strong emotional pull | Cons: disturbing brutality early; bleak, downbeat mood; slow, low-key pacing
Cast & crew
- ÁT
Ángel Tavira
as Don Plutarco
Gerardo Taracena
as Genaro
Dagoberto Gama
as Capitán
- MG
Mario Garibaldi
as Lucio
Fermín Martínez
as Teniente
Silverio Palacios
as Comandante Cayetano
Justo Martínez
as Hacendado
Octavio Castro
as Zacarías
Carlos Gallardo
as Soldado Colaborador
- HC
Humberto Castillo
as Niño Mensajero
Directed by Francisco Vargas