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Set in 1980's El Salvador, where a boy's twelfth birthday enlists him automatically in the army, Kella struggles to protect her family in the middle of a civil war. Kella's son, Chava, spends his 11th year chasing a first love, shielding siblings from bullets, testing his mother, and taking on the role of his absent father.
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| Also Known As: |
Cardboard Houses
Voces inocentes
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
Set in war-torn El Salvador in the mid-1980s, an eleven-year-old boy must decide between joining the army or fighting alongside the guerrillas. |
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| Genres: |
Art/Foreign, Drama, Miscellaneous and War |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. |
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| Release Date: |
October 14th, 2005 (NY/LA) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for disturbing violence and some language. |
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| Distributors: |
BB Entertainment
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| Production Co.: |
A Band Apart Productions, Altavista Films, Corona Films, Mandolin Entertainment
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$829,676 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Mexico
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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