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To the Sea
Before leaving for Rome with his mother, five year old Natan is taken by his father, Jorge, on an epic journey to the pristine Chinchorro reef off the coast of Mexico. As they fish, swim, and sail the turquoise waters of the open sea, Natan discovers the beauty of his Mayan heritage and learns to live in harmony with life above and below the surface, as the bond between father and son grows stronger before their inevitable farewell.
| Release : | 2010 |
| Rating : | 7.2 |
| Studio : | Mantarraya Producciones, Film Movement, Xkalakarma, |
| Crew : | Production Design, Cinematography, |
| Cast : | |
| Genre : | Documentary Family |
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Simply A Masterpiece
Captivating movie !
Best movie ever!
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
Enjoyed this totally relaxed presentation of REAL reality life. The kid, the Dad and Grandpa were great, just being themselves, but an Academy Award should go to the camera person, and to the bird (as a best supporting actress). Could almost smell that seafood stew, yum. Rome looked pretty boring by comparison!
Wow like the postcard said "WISH I WAS THEIR", simply irresistible, loved it up until I saw the crocodile munching fish, imagine falling in that water OMG.... had me for a while I took swimming anytime day or night out of the equation. but honestly the best viewing ever, please make part 2, I do believe movies/documentaries of this nature should be made more often, amazed of the way the locals absorbed their day to day rooted lifestyles, carefree and what seemed to me as contented, without any hassles of the very fast western way of life, so no one really needed to utter a word, Oh and the hunt to find the white egret Blanquita, love you Blanquita, Im going to buy myself a white hamster and call it well what do you think!, I really would love to meet the cast of this film. well done guys
A young boy's parents separate and before his mother whisks him off to Rome, he spends a few weeks with his father, fishing off the Banco Chinchorro reef in the Mexican Caribbean. That's all the "plot" there is, it's covered in the first 5 or 6 minutes. But sometimes all a movie needs to do is transport you to another place and mood, and this one does that wonderfully. The details of their sea-going life are presented slowly but gently, not laboriously. The relationships between father and son, grandfather and father, man and nature are beautiful. It's a serene, inviting existence. A recurring "character" is a small white egret who, in a series of captivating scenes, is harmoniously assimilated into their routine. They care for it together. By the end, without any grand revelations, we feel that Natan has learned something valuable about the gifts life has to give, and will carry that -- and peaceful memories of his father -- with him for the rest of his days. Lovely stuff.
I saw this movie because it was the one that best matched with the time we where at the theater, me and my wife were not aware of this move and didn't had any previous knowledge of its existence. We ended up surprised for its simplicity, but at the same time for its beauty. Although it has a very poor production and basically there is no script, the plot is different for what we are used to. With a few words and fascinating images, the movie is a success when transmitting the audience how simple a life can be. I am giving 7 stars because I think they could have expressed the same beauty and simplicity in a 45 minutes format instead of 73.
