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Alsino and the Condor: Directed by Miguel Littin. With Dean Stockwell, Alan Esquivel, Carmen Bunster, Alejandro Parodi. Alsino, a boy of 10 or 12, lives with his grandmother in a remote area of Nicaragua. He's engulfed in the war between rebels and government troops when a US advisor orders the army to open a staging area by the boy's hamlet.
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- Drama, War
- Miguel Littin
- 1982
Alsino and the Condor (Spanish: Alsino y el cóndor) is a 1982 Nicaraguan film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was a co-production between Nicaragua, Mexico and Cuba.
Alsino and the Condor. Roger Ebert October 17, 1983. Tweet. Like the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who is one of the outspoken supporters of this film, "Alsino and the Condor" is a mixture of poetry, political reality and fantasy.
Alsino, a boy of 10 or 12, lives with his grandmother in a remote area of Nicaragua. He's engulfed in the war between rebels and government troops when a US advisor orders the army to open a staging area by the boy's hamlet.
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- ICAIC
- Miguel Littín
Apr 8, 2019 · While his country and its rotting buildings crumble all around him, the idealistic Alsino imagines himself to be a condor, flying far above his deprivations. It is during one of his hallucinations that Alsino jumps from a tree; the fall cripples him, turning him into a hunchback.
Alsino and the Condor. Hunchbacked from trying to fly like a bird, a peasant boy (Alan Esquivel) joins guerrillas in Latin America.
- Drama
Alsino And The Condor (1982) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 15m 1982. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Awards. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A young boy, who longs to fly like a bird, discovers that freedom of flight is found in action. Cast & Crew. Read More. Miguel Littin. Director. Dean Stockwell. Alan Esquivel. Carmen Burnster.
