Alamar, roughly translated in English “To The Sea”, it’s a Spanish language film from Mexico, which tells the story (Well there isn't one) of the relationship between a father and son.
Film Trailer__
The film opens in black-and-white mode, taken with a handy cam. We see Jorge (Father) and his wife (who is filming), the both are in a car, driving through Rome. Then there is a series of photographs with the voice-over by Jorge, narrating how he met his wife and their life till his son, Natan born.
Once the photo-show is done, Jorge takes Natan to his fishing village. The rest of the film is set in the village, with Jorge, the kid and his grandfather.
The film depicts the daily activities of the fishermen, their deep sea fishing, catching big fishes, birds, seagulls, crocodiles, et al. In all these activities listed above we see Jorge teaching Natan and Jorge getting advice and pointers from his father.
The day comes when Natan has to leave his father, so he draws his experiences in the village (Father, boats, Fishes, birds…), put the paper in a bottle and throws it in the sea. The film ends with Natan playing with bubbles along with his mother in a city park.
There is not much narrative part in the film, so I assume that both Jorge and his wife got divorced and Natan is staying with his mother. The part on the fishing village was Natan’s last chance to live with his father.
What can we take from the film-
The first thing to get noticed is the photography. The sea is always a treat to cinematographer’s and this film uses it intelligently in capturing the immensity of the sea.
The next is the simple and joyful life of the fish folks.
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