FILM REVIEW - La Vida Loca

Description:
In Central America, they are called Maras, these groups of youngsters who have modeled themselves on the Los Angeles youth gangs. They are extremely violent and are propagating terror in El Salvador and elsewhere. This is a study, through photography and the personal stories of these gang members, of a violent phenomenon that has been imported from the USA.
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Morelia International Film Festival - Documentary Section, Mexico 2008 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano La Havana, Cuba 2008 DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland 2009 Goeteborg Film Festival - Documentary Section, Sweden 2009 Bruges Cinema Novo Festival, Belgium 2009 Guadalajara Festival International de Cine - Best Feature-length Mexican Documentary Competition, Mexico 2009 DOK.FEST - Munich International Documentary Film Festival - Official Competition, Germany 2009