The Silence of Neto

Jan 1, 1994

1h 46m

★ 6.2

Guatemala, 1954. While a nation loses its innocence, a boy fights to be heard.

Overview

A boy struggles against his stifling family life during the 1954 Guatemala coup.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Buenos Dias See

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Cast

Neto

Óscar Javier Almengor

Rodrigo

Pablo Arenales

Deudo dos

Hector Argueta

Nina cinco

Cristina Argueta

Guarda espaldas

Edgar Barillas

Senor Fuller

Willy Bihr

Nidia

Indira Chinchilla

Rosa

Mildred Chávez

Directora del colegio

Miriam S. De Sosa

Eduardo Yepes

Julio Diaz

Nuevo maestro

Otto Fernández

Nuevo Juez militar

Rudy García Ochoa

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