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| The Violin |
Francisco Vargas Quevedo's tender and poignant debut feature is set in a small Mexican village during the uprisings of the 1970s.
Portraying the tensions between the peasants and military in the Guerrero region, the absorbing drama follows aging musician Don Plutarco (Don Ángel Tavira), his son and grandson, who scrape together a living as travelling musicians by day. By night however, they secretly amass resources for the peasant guerrilla movement.
Through assured storytelling and impeccable social-realist values,
The Violin transcends traditional social commentary.
Selected for Un Certain Regard at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Australian premiere!
