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This movie grapples with some serious issues. What, exactly is going on politically in South America? Where does individual responsibility lie? What does helping people really mean? What kind of legacy is it possible to leave? The setting of this movie is an unnamed country in South America. The writer/director, John Sayles, did this on purpose. This is to show that the kind of thing depicted in the movie could happen anywhere. However, it was shot in Mexico, in Spanish, with English subtitles.
The movie starts Federico Luppi as Dr. Humberto Fuentes, a wealthy doctor who is approaching retirement and has never paid close attention to the realities of his country. His greatest achievement, the “legacy” he is leaving, is his participation in an international health program in which he trained young doctors to work in the poorest of villages.
I watched this movie with horror and then, finally, resignation, as Dr. Fuentes travels in the mountains and makes startling discoveries. I made a few startling discoveries myself — the abject poverty of the people, the disregard for human life, the acceptance by the people of this as a way of life. He finds that the people have no food. He finds that both the army and the guerillas are equally brutal. The movie takes us all on a journey with Dr. Fuentes. Along the way we meet a homeless child, a priest who lives with his own private demons, and a deserter from the army with a history of participating in the carnage. The movie goes deeper and deeper into the despair and devastation.
This is not a comfortable video to watch as it brings the viewer not only into the realities of the political systems in South America, but to the basic question of individual responsibility. I recommend it for those who are willing to take a fresh look at these things. You will not be smilling after viewing this video. But you will be thinking.
Those at a certain station in life will identify strongly with Dr. Fuentes, the main character in John Sayles’ deeply insightful “Men with Guns.” Aware that he’s facing a terminal illness, Fuentes seeks to leave behind a legacy in the way in which he trains others to use their own gifts. He realizes this is the most effective way to pass on the knowledge and awareness that he’s achieved during his life.
That’s why I’m not comfortable when other reviewers have said he’s “naive.” Yes, he’s uninformed about his country’s politics, perhaps intentionally so. But he’s also the only character in the film who treats all others with respect and is able to interact with them all. And, without giving anything away, note that Fuentes succeeds.
This is a deeply thoughtful, almost spiritual film, and I have great respect for John Sayles for writing, directing, and producing it.
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