The hard to find fifth and final documentary from last years Oscar nominations. I've talked a lot about the other films that "should" have been nominated without seeing the last one that actually was. Probably the most controversial subject manner of the nominees as well, regarding immigration.The film is about kids that ride trains from Central America through Mexico trying to get to America. Some are murdered, some are captured by smugglers who try and collect ransoms, most are caught and sent back home. The survival rate is low, and the question here is who is letting these kids attempt these outrageous stunts.
It seems that the story with most is that either one or both parents have already made it into the US and they are attempting to find these relatives. Either dad left mom and kids to make money, or both parents left and the kids are stuck with their grandparents. It all boils down to a lack of responsibility on the parents for abandoning their kids. In some cases the kids just run away from home, which is a little different, and hard to place blame on either side.
The subject matter is powerful, but the inability to follow these kids all the way, and the attempts to draw emotion from the viewing audience was a little over the top for me. It was good but not that good.
Vote: 7/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489342/
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