Cartas a Elena

This is a beautiful and elegant movie, that makes you happy to be human and celebrates the heroic in everyday life. The fact that it is set in the sierra of northern Mexico does not detract at all from the elegance of the film, it just shows the natural beauty that most of us are not aware of.

In order to properly evaluate this gem, it has to be understood through its cultural differences or through the windows of an open heart.

The genuine kindness of some of the villagers and the ingenuity of the young boy will touch your heart. This is a film to be remembered long after it is seen. Warning: this film if for sophisticated viewers, even if it is set in the simplest of settings.

The meaning of true love, the deep, deep kind, is the theme of this basically unknown gem. Hope to see more from director Martin Barajas LLorent.