SpIFF: The Colors of The Mountain
Far from the fights of politics and war, you’re enjoying country life in idyllic, rolling hills, but you soon learn that no one — not even in an isolated village — can completely avoid trouble. That’s the premise of The Colors of the Mountain, set in rural Colombia, where guerilla fighters bring chaos, fear and landmines to the countryside.
At the center of the film is a 9-year-old boy, Manuel, who loses his soccer ball in a minefield and whose parents, like everyone else in the village, must decide whether to stay in the only life they’ve known — or flee. In the end, the film is heart-wrenching and tense and beautiful and terribly sad. (Panama, Colombia | 99 mins) Read our story about this
Saturday, February 12, 2011 | 5:30 pm | $10; $5


