El silencio de Neto

As a proud Guatemalan, it was nice to see a movie made by Guatemalan actors and see that Guatemala movie making have a future, all we need is the investors and opportunities, because we got the talent, because we got everything in Guatemala, beauty in the rivers, lakes, mountains, jungle and the city itself, and if we want to go back in time, just go to the Great Tikal, The Pyramids and the Ancient Mayan Ancestry.

These movie kind of remains me of the movie "Summer Of 42" with Jennifer O'neil, Kids trying to jump into puberty and having a good time at the same time, except that in the movie "The Silence Of Neto" instead of a good time, the sea, beach, Neto and the rest of the gang had a hard time trying to have a good time, because of the Hard times Guatemala was having due to the military Coup organized by the United States of America and the C.I.A.

So, my thumbs up for "El Silencio De Neto" or "Neto Silence", and I sure hope we have a chance to see a sequel to this good movie.

Transitions were beautifully crafted to make the film flow from scene to scene flawlessly. The soundtrack was gripping from start to finish. It also accurately depicts what its like to be gay in Guatemala in the 50's as I should know ; ). Neto's character was very relatable in the way in which he faked asthma attacks to get close to his maid. The Lord knows I've done this hundreds of times over. #Relatable #Accurate #Blessed

I liked this movie a lot for many reasons. It shows how life was for a young teenager in 1950's Guatemala; Another reason is because it shows the coming of age of Neto and how his struggle to speak up. To truly express himself. Also I liked this movie because I«m from Guatemala and I«m happy to see such a good movie produced in my country.

I have this one on DVD cause I bought it at a book fair years ago. I watched it then and was not impressed. Today, it rang a little different due to the political undertones happening in Guatemala. It does a good job of telling a coming-of-age story in the middle of such a tumultuous political event as was Arbenz' coup d'etat.

Neto is not a particularly interesting character and I think that's where the film fails to connect. In fact, the only interesting character is the uncle because he's the only one bringing much needed conflict into the plot and giving Neto that push to come out of his shell. This is, again, another one of those films you should watch if you want to get invested in Guatemalan film history, but I wouldn't recommend it otherwise.

I think this movie is great, Its the classical story of a kid entering puberty, but at the same time shows a lot of Guatemala's culture of the time (50's) which in some ways hasn't changed. It manages to present the movie in a turbulent political time while not completly turning to one side.