REVIEW "1973"

“No matter how hard you try, you´ll never get it”

“1973” is a movie within the documentary genre. It was directed by Antonino Isordia Llamazares who is famous for his movie “Los niños devoran lobos”. It won the JVC prize for best director and it was nominated for best picture and for best documentary in the “Arieles”. Filmed between 1994 and 2003, the movie tells the story of 3 people who were born in the same year: 1973.

Rodolfo a “Porro” tells us his story through the hard way in order to become the leader of “Porros”. Mafer a disturbed girl, marked by the death of her father when she was just a child, and finally, Alejandro a troubled guy who has a deep bitterness  against his family, that bitterness led him to commit a dangerous decision at the end of his story.

The movie is poor regarding to with the technical aspects. It is very slow at some parts, the director does not really say to the viewer in which point the stories are related. However, the movie is a good critical about the reality of the Mexican society, and anyone who likes harsh stories should watch this movie.