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THE SILENCE OF NETO
(El Silencio de Neto)

Year: 1994
Country: Guatemala
Run Time: 106 minutes

THE SILENCE OF NETO

THE SILENCE OF NETO, a strong directorial debut by Luis Argueta, is the first feature film ever made in Guatemala. It tells the poignant story of a Guatemalan boy coming of age at a crucial moment in his country's history. In 1954, the year Neto turns eleven, a CIA-sponsored invasion overthrows the democratically elected government of his country. The film gravitates around Neto's relationship with his uncle, Ernesto, who gives him his first traditional paper hot-air ballloons that only "grown-ups" can launch. Through a simple story, strong characthers, and a fluid narrative, THE SILENCE OF NETO chronicles its young hero's passage into adolescence with its universal experiences and feelings. The result is a movie told with tenderness and heart that paints a portrait of a country we've never seen before. In Spanish with English Subtitles.

Screenplay
Justo Chang, Luis Argueta

Director
Luis Argueta

Producer
Luis Argueta

Cinematography
Ramon Suarez

Editing
David Tedeschi

Principal Cast
Oscar Javier Almengor, Herbert Meneses, Julio Diaz, Eva Tamargo Lemus

Film Contact

Forefront Films
507 17th St.
Brookly, NY 11215
tel: (718) 832-3395
fax: (718) 832-4951

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