Allonsanfan

A very intelligent film with a brilliantly written script about fate, where the main character longs to deviate from the set path, and despite his extraordinary efforts, control over his life slips out of his hands. It's actually a tragicomic farce about life values and goals. The protagonist is not broken by torture and interrogations by the secret police but by the arrival to his own harmonious family, whom he hasn't seen for years, and the fact that for a few days, he experiences a normal human life without persecution and conspiracies. By the way, secret police in some Latin American countries worked on a similar principle during dictatorships, when they subjected the arrested to harsh treatment, then released them home, and after some time arrested them again. Thanks to enthusiastic comrades and a series of coincidences, the revolutionary fails in his attempt to escape to America and in the embezzlement of money intended for acquiring weapons for the revolutionary organization, and he is forced to play his role as the leader of the defeated revolution until the bitter end. The final genius yet immensely bitter point is just the icing on the cake. Excellently cast and with a great point. Overall impression: 90%. (04/14/2008)