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The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas

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2012 · 115 min Drama
7.1 / 10 · TMDB

In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha.

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Original Title La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas
Year 2012
Country Mexico
Genre Drama
Director Luis Mandoki
Runtime 115 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.1/10 (119 votes)

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The film lives at the rhythm of everyday life — and that's its strength. No cinema about 'big events,' just about how people live, make mistakes, and understand themselves.

Worth watching for the performances and the sincerity. If you're waiting for events — there aren't many. If you're waiting for feeling — it's there.

For those looking for film about people, not events. If you need action — look elsewhere.

Director: Luis Mandoki

— MovieFinder Editorial

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