Héroes de otra patria (1998)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Iván Dariel Ortiz

Writer:

Iván Dariel Ortiz (writer)

Release Date:

April 1998 (Puerto Rico)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam War | Family Relationships | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican | Vietnam

Cast

Alba Raquel Barros
Jorge Castillo
Modesto Lacen
Adamari López
Jimmy Navarro
Domingo Quiñones

Also Known As:

Heroes from Another Land (UK)

Runtime:

Brazil:80 min | Argentina:84 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Puerto Rico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Lares, Puerto Rico

Company:

Cine del Caribe S.A.

Trivia:

Originally shot as a 16mm short film in 1995, with a different cast and crew, and later reworked as a feature film.

Soundtrack:

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Disappointing

Based on the review ratings from IMDb (7.5) which I now wonder how it is done, I bought Heroes De Orra Patria (Heroes From Another Land) on DVD since I had never seen anything coming from Porto Rico before and I was hoping to be surprised with a great movie such as Cyclo (1995) from Vietnam or The Syrian Bride (2004) from Israel. I was anxious to watch it as soon as I got home. Right from the beginning of the movie I realized that I had made a mistake on my purchase. I have had good experiences in the past with Latino movies especially from Argentina and Brazil but Heroes De Orra Patria turned out to be a disappointment. Nothing more than a negative war propaganda which even failed in conveying the message. I would not recommend this movie and will be cautious in future to only rely on IMDb ratings. In addition to bad acting, directing and poor sound quality, the war scenes looked fake and the Viet Cong did not look like Vietnamees.