Alsino y el condor (1982)
Director: Miguel Littin
Starring: Dean Stockwell (Frank), Alan Esquivel (Alsino), Carmen Bunster (grandmother), Alejandro Parodi (major), Delia Casanova (Rosaria), Marcelo Gaete (grandfather)
radicalization of a young man in response to US advisor's cruelties
12 year-old Nicaraguan boy Alsino just wants to be a regular, normal kid. This, however, is made very difficult when the US opens a staging area near Alsino's village. A US advisor takes him on a helicopter trip to impress him, but the cruelties of the advisor awaken feelings of rebellion in the boy who just wanted to be a boy.
Historical Background:
See Carla's Song (1997).
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