Rodrigo D: No Future
by Victor Manuel Gaviria
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Actor: Jackson Idrain Gallego, Oscar Hernandez, Ramiro Meneses, Vilma Diaz, Wilson BlandonDirector: Victor Manuel Gaviria
Brand: Facets Multimedia
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: FACETS
Movie Reviews of Rodrigo D: No Future
Movie Review: realistic, gritty, thruthful, and moving
Summary: 5 Stars
Rodrigo D is finally, and most deservedly, available on DVD. This extraordinary film from Colombia is certainly one of the most powerful and moving documents concerning the waste, poverty, and violence of life among the underclass in Medellin.
Using primarily street kids for his film, Victor Gaviria provides an unflinching portrait of their lives: trying to make money and have fun; running and hiding from the cops who would beat, disappear, or kill them; turning their own violence on each other. The story focuses on Rodrigo who, throughout the film, is trying to find drumsticks and music lessons so that he can realize his dream of being a punk musician. He is inhibited by poverty, the loss of his mother, animosity from his family, and the violence which proscribes his life. He is overwhelmed and ultimately sees but one way out.
Mr. Gaviria, in a postscipt, points out that six of the beautiful boys in his film were dead by the time it was finished, victim of the senseless violence in Medellin. One can only imagine how many more have gone after, and how many more will, in a society where repression and poverty replace hope.
Thanks to the producers of this DVD who also saw the necessity of an presenting this important film to a larger audience. It must be seen.
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