Mexico 1914. During the Revolution, a raid by the army in a small mining town leaves Gapo, 11, orphaned. Taken captive to be turned into a child soldier he escapes with the help of Juan Escopeta, a gunman for hire. Together they travel through a country absorbed in civil war in search of Gapo’s older and only brother: a famed revolutionary outlaw.
Acting
Joaquín Cosío brings gravel-voiced soul to a killer with a soft spot.
Production
Hand-drawn Mexican animation refusing to sanitize revolution's brutality.
Writing
Balances dark history with genuine warmth without cheap sentimentality.
Director
Jorge A. Estrada
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