Innocent Voices

Innocent Voices

2005 · 120 min · ★ 8.2 · Drama, War

A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him.

Directed by Luis Mandoki · Written by Oscar Orlando Torres

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