Synopsis: In Centra America, they are called Maras, groups of youngsters who have modeled themselves on the Los Angeles youth gangs. They are extremely violent and are propagating terror in El Salvador and elsewhere. The documentary is a study, through photography and the personal stories of these gang members, of a violent phenomenon that has been imported from the USA.
Starring: Christian Poveda
Directed by: Christian Poveda
U.S. Rating: R
Christian Poveda, a Hispanic-French photojournalist and a Film director who decided to film a documentary about two of the most violent gangs in all America, the Maras Salvatrucha and the Maras 18. This photojournalist, who survived the war in Lebanon and the war Iran-Iraq couldn't survive the violence in El Salvador. Few months after this documentary was finished, Poveda decided to go back to the same area where he took some of the images. There, he was invited to visit one of the ghettos where he was kidnapped and murdered, shot 4 times in the face. The international press and the first results from the investigation of this murder say that he might have been killed by some members of the gangs he exposed in this documentary, who weren't happy about being exposed on this film. This violent and cruel documentary brings to the viewers the story of some members of these extremely dangerous gangs, showing their life style, their violence and how the government and society have to deal with them. Gangs who have imported some of the most dangerous gang styles and techniques, to the point that have forced international police forces like the FBI to work with the police in El Salvador, to control and reduce the influence of these gangs.
What did I like from this movie?
1. How fearless and smart had to be this journalist to be able to get the approval of the police, department of justice in El Salvador, and especially the gangs, to get the images, shots and information needed to complete this documentary
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Too violent and cruel
I would rate this movie with a 1/5
Directed by: Christian Poveda
U.S. Rating: R
Christian Poveda, a Hispanic-French photojournalist and a Film director who decided to film a documentary about two of the most violent gangs in all America, the Maras Salvatrucha and the Maras 18. This photojournalist, who survived the war in Lebanon and the war Iran-Iraq couldn't survive the violence in El Salvador. Few months after this documentary was finished, Poveda decided to go back to the same area where he took some of the images. There, he was invited to visit one of the ghettos where he was kidnapped and murdered, shot 4 times in the face. The international press and the first results from the investigation of this murder say that he might have been killed by some members of the gangs he exposed in this documentary, who weren't happy about being exposed on this film. This violent and cruel documentary brings to the viewers the story of some members of these extremely dangerous gangs, showing their life style, their violence and how the government and society have to deal with them. Gangs who have imported some of the most dangerous gang styles and techniques, to the point that have forced international police forces like the FBI to work with the police in El Salvador, to control and reduce the influence of these gangs.
What did I like from this movie?
1. How fearless and smart had to be this journalist to be able to get the approval of the police, department of justice in El Salvador, and especially the gangs, to get the images, shots and information needed to complete this documentary
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Too violent and cruel
I would rate this movie with a 1/5
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