Memories of My Father

2020 [SPANISH]

Action / Drama / History

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 84% · 31 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 84%
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 2913 2.9K

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Plot summary

In the polarized and violent Medellín (Colombia's 'City of Eternal Spring') of the 1970s, doctor Héctor Abad Gómez is concerned about both his children and children from less favored classes. After a devastating loss in the family, Héctor gives himself to the greater cause of public health programs for the poor in Medellín to the consternation of the city's authorities.

Director

Fernando Trueba Photo
Fernando Trueba

Top cast

Al Pacino Photo
Al Pacino as Tony Montana
Patricia Tamayo Photo
Patricia Tamayo as Cecilia Faciolince
Gustavo Angarita Photo
Gustavo Angarita as Aguirre
Whit Stillman Photo
Whit Stillman as Dr. Richard Saunders
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1.23 GB
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2 hr 17 min
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1.23 GB
1280*534
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2 hr 16 min
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2.53 GB
1920*804
Spanish 5.1
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2 hr 17 min
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2 hr 16 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lau_ri 7 / 10

Do you rate a movie comparing it with the novel it is based on?

I struggled with this question while I was watching the movie, you feel different emotions while reading the book and other completely different watching the movie. Sometimes what happens in the book is not entirely portraited in the movie. Rating the movie leaving behind the novel, is a story very important to know for me as a colombian, and for a foreigner is momentous.The story line was clear and the director played with the B&W and colored cinematography to execute the transition between the different stages of Hector Jr life. Taking into account the decades, the scenery and costumes where nicely built with some points to improve. Some of the most emotional scenes were strongly performed and filmed, you could feel and get to that moment of catarsis.Stories like these need to be well known and I think cinema is a really great way to do it.
Reviewed by juparen 8 / 10

A film we needed to see

"El olvido que seremos" is a film with a particular feeling, highlighting the life of a man who fought for causes that are still of interest to the Colombian nation today. The way in which he approaches character development is appropriate and fits the Medellin's Society of the 70s and 80s, with an invaluable accuracy in the sets and costumes. The emotional relationship between shots and color to differentiate two different periods contribute to the greatness of the film, accompanied by good performances.However, the film continues to depend on the original novel, and certain scenes do not have the same power that they surely have in the book and some errors in the editing that can be, rarely, stressful to the viewer, do not interfere with the fact that this film has a soul. , and very appropriate for our times.
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