sin nombre

i saw this excellent film that's playing now in a limited release, sin nombre, directed by cary fukunaga (executive producers gael garcia bernal & diego luna). it's so beautiful. and devastating.



(posting here the spanish-language trailer because the english-subtitled one is edited in a way that's misrepresentative i think. but you can see it at focus features if you'd like.) i won't say too much about this film here, mostly because the words are escaping me. yes, it's like that. go and see it.

but a quick note on the music... the soundtrack is perfect! it pulls together the old school (canción mixteca, tres veces mojado) & the new (amandititita, cartel de santa), skillfully crossing landscapes of neo-liberalism & civil wars, and constantly echoing the rhythms most beloved in centroamérica. in general, haunting & lovely, very much like the film itself...

el barrio ya no hay gente (there's no people in this neighborhood anymore) : vakero



flaca de las coloradas : dick el demasiado y sus exagerados