1. Voces Inocentes
By Lauren Schumacher

2. About the Movie
• Released in September 2004
• Filmed in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United
States
• Directed by Luis Mandoki
• Produced by Lawrence Bender
• Written by Oscar Orlando Torres

3. Synopsis
• Takes place during the civil war of El Salvador
• Follows the story of a young boy, Chava who
avoids being taken and joins the guerilla
against the government
• After barely escaping death, his mother sends
him to the United States until the war is over

4. El Salvador

5. War in a Small Country
• Civil war broke out in the early 1980’s
• Government rounded up 12 year old boys
• The war ended in 1992, but the problem of
child soldiers is still widespread
• Torres wrote the movie to tell “the voices of
the innocent”

6. “I remember lying on my stomach doing
homework to avoid getting struck by bullets.”
Oscar Torres
“Ask any 12­year­old if he wants to join a war, and
he will say no. The problem is that many children
don’t have a choice.”
Oscar Torres

7. Why this movie?
• This movie is reflective of many issues in
smaller countries today
• Child soldiers- the innocent
• Always heard about child soldiers in Africa
• I was interested in learning more about the
innocent soldiers of El Salvador

8. Movie Trailer
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=x6xwPYpdeAk

9. Recommendations
• Highly recommended
• Very close and personal take on the Civil War
in El Salvador
• Child soldiers is still a problem today
• Raises awareness of the fear some children
live in
• Been called powerful, riveting, and superb

10. Recommendations
• Highly recommended
• Very close and personal take on the Civil War
in El Salvador
• Child soldiers is still a problem today
• Raises awareness of the fear some children
live in
• Been called powerful, riveting, and superb