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La Vida Loca

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La Vida Loca

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El Salvador: a country still living in the shadow of a brutal civil war. Poverty. Corruption. Political Instability. In recent years, this struggling nation’s problems have been compounded by a growing, increasingly brutal gang culture. In Central America, they are called "Maras", these groups of youngsters who have modelled themselves on Los Angeles youth gangs. They are extremely violent and are propagating terror in El Salvador and elsewhere.

Over the course of a year, acclaimed photographer and documentarian Christian Poveda turned his camera on one neighbourhood “Clica” (chapter) of the Mara 18, one of the largest and most infamous gangs in El Salvador. Tracing the daily lives – criminal exploits, murders, funerals, prison sentences, attempts at rehabilitation – of a handful of Mara 18 members, LA VIDA LOCA is part documentary, part war correspondent report, and part social commentary, a white-knuckle, fly-on-the-wall look at a world rarely seen by outsiders.

Special Features


Director
Christian Poveda
Distributor
Gryphon
Rating
M
Year of Production
2008
Run Time (minutes)
137
Language
Spanish
Subtitle Language
English
Audio Format
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Enhanced
Transfer Aspect Ratio
Widescreen
Media Format
DVD-Video
Number of Discs
1
First Released
2009-09-29

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