What is it about this movie that has so captured my imagination? I?ve seen it twice and could see it again this very afternoon. It portrays a horrific world where guns rule and fear on every level dominates ? from a boy?s fear of his father to a Mexican?s fear of border agents to a trumped-up media?s fear of ?terrorism? ? yet a world that can also be unexpectedly kind ? the hospitality of dirt-poor Moroccans, the gentleness of a Japanese detective. I was enraptured by this film, found it to be very true to life, and amidst all the fear and pain, found some hope. I highly recommend it!
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By my friend Carole Dahlquist, after reading my review of the film.