Los Lobos

This film shows us the difficulties faced by families who migrate to the United States.

This film shows in a very real way what it is like to live in a new country, it is a reflection of what thousands of families go through in search of better opportunities. The film also shows how difficult it is for children not having the resources to go to school and being left without company or anything to do, sometimes leading them to surround themselves with bad influences. The performances are amazing, the production design is good, and the direction makes it feel like we're watching a documentary. The film also has effective humor and is endearing because it has a children's point of view.

It is an endearing film that reflects pain, sadness, loneliness and also a little hope and optimism in the face of adversity.

Los lobos gave me all the feels. An extremely emotional movie with great cinematography, great acting by everyone, especially the kids, and excellent music that takes the whole ambience to a nw level. Slow paced it leaves you time to think and appreciate the great cinematography and story, with stills of people, and animated sequences, it tells the story of a single mother immigrating into the USA with her two young children. Even thought the narrative is though, there is lots of moments of happiness. A must see if you want to feel real emotions and love movies that leave you with all kinds of feelings.

This film had me in an emotional puddle for most of its runtime; it's simply devastating, and a work of art besides. The cinematography from Octavio Arauz is gorgeous, including still images of people looking into the camera which would rival those of the finest photographers. The creative little bits of animation sprinkled in fit the mood perfectly, that of childhood dreams threatened by the very hard conditions of trying to make it as immigrants in America, with a single mom working two jobs forced to leave her small boys alone in a rundown apartment all day. Danger lurks everywhere, but director Samuel Kishi wisely exercises restraint, giving the film a haunting realism. He got fantastic performances out of the child actors, and Martha Reyes Arias is pitch perfect as the mother. It's certainly not all grim either; the elderly Chinese-American couple add a lovely bit of humanism, and the soundtrack is wonderful too. It fires on all cylinders, and is one to seek out.