Punto y Raya (Step Forward)

pure venezuelan movie
If you plan to rent this movie and never seen any venezuelan movie, don't waste your time and money, but if you like any type of movies from south america especialy from venezuela and colombia and others, you'll like this film. this movie is a comedy with a little twist, and is filmed with a digital tecnology camera, so don't expect like a hollywood movie. edgar ramirez also act in others movies and roque valero act in soap in venezuela. the movie is about 2 people, one voluntier to the army and the other one didn't but destiny put them together for the most funny times in their lives. si le gustan las peliculas venezolanas es recomendada.

From Both Sides of the River: A Comedy/Drama about Friendship
PUNTO Y RAYA ('A Dot and a Line') is a touching little film from Venezuela, a movie with low budget and high aspirations that manages to explore friendship and bonding between two warring factions in a most sensitive way. Director Elia Schneider and writer Henry Herrera deserve their 2005 Oscar consideration for Best Foreign Film, Venezuela and we can hope this talented team partners for other outings. Shot with a digital camera that bleeds the color to almost black and white, the production values may at first put off the audiences used to either classy black and white movies or richly colored ones, but this slight flaw should not deter the enthusiastic craftsmanship on the part of everyone involved in making this terrific little film.

The film opens and closes with battle scenes, setting the tension that exists along the river that divides Venezuela from Colombia, two countries who not only have the innate political differences but also are involved in the...

Strange But Interesting Movie
Cheito is a small time street hustler who is attempting to desert from the Venezuelan army. Pedro is a simple but honorable country boy from the Colombian army. They come across one another in the jungle and end up forming an odd but close friendship before falling victim to tragic circumstances.

This is truly one of the stranger films I have ever seen. It is an odd mixture of slapstick comedy and anti-war drama with plenty of sex and violence thrown in for good measure. Cheito is a cynical city dweller who is constantly challenging the religious and patriotic values of Pedro. Then, in one of the movie's more bizzare twists, Pedro loses his virginity to Cheito's sister while Cheito sleeps with Pedro's fiancee. In the end, it's hard to say what this movie is all about except it's clear challenge to the absurdity of war.

The film was shot on an extremely low budget and the production values reflect this. But still I found it interesting, definitely more original...

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