Escobar's dead, Escobar's alive! There are guns used instead of the word
And they did not care about the invented law.
Gray boys bite their fingers -
The irresistible Rubicon before them. . .
It is not often necessary to come into contact with the cinema of South America, although the tapes, for the most part, leave a mark on the memory forever. There is something in them that has its own unique zest. It differs from the European, Asian and especially American product. People, the rhythm of life, the perception of the world is different. Usually, Brazil is associated with the eternal carnival of dances, processions, dances. Hot women, ignited by the temptation of a man. Argentina is a sky-striped jersey of the flag of Diego Maradona, football in the rivalry of irreconcilable neighbors on the field. And Colombia? What can I say about her? How did this country imprint itself in memory? What's notable? Is that the name 'hero'? Pablo Escobar and Colombia are the same. Drugs, cocaine, organized crime in subtext. Right, I guess. Nothing else.
To Kill Jesus is almost flesh of flesh, if not of Pablo Escobar himself, then of his shadow, for sure. And despite the fact that the tape was released in 2017, and the seventh in the list of rich according to Forbes (1989), a person on the planet, thanks to the “powder” trade, died already in 1993, the picture is thoroughly imbued with the spirit of criminality. Escobar is dead, Escobar is alive!
Paula's father, a 22-year-old university student, is murdered in broad daylight in front of her eyes. Two "scumbags" on the moped for a moment stopped close, several shots and the man's life was cut short. The professor, a political activist, fell silent. The police are in no hurry to investigate. And the police are in no hurry to understand the intricacies and possible motives. There's no time. And a lot of other things. Lots of work. Every day five to ten murders on the neck of the investigation team. What's it like? Just a stream of some kind of sending a "biomaterial" to the next world. Not only that, but the deceased's relatives are given only a pen. But the watch that was on the "light" in the case does not appear at all. The dead man, the lawyers simply stole them. And that, that's what the author tells us, the audience, is that not everything is pure among the servants of the law. And when the officer proposes to leave these places altogether, because no one can guarantee safety, it becomes clear that the legal order here is only nominal. Escobar is dead, Escobar is alive!
Medellin is the second most important city in Colombia. About 3 million people live here. This is the headquarters of the former drug lord for the last 25 years of the twentieth century. Wealth and need are in common here. For more than 20 years, Pablo Escobar built his mighty empire here. With criminality, with bribery of officials, he even planned to run for president. What to say, if the delivery to the United States “duri” carried out even its own submarine? It's like Captain Nemo. And at the same time, the Robin Hood of our day is killing the rich, building cheap housing for the poor. Medellín is an empire after the King. After his death.
There are guns used instead of the word
They didn't care about the law. . .
Finding a stranger here is like a needle in a haystack. But if the police do not act, it means that the "account and get even" will have to itself. And chance gives Paula that chance. Killer found. Killer identified. What's next?
It seems that the woman director of the picture Laura Mora Ortega is telling a story not about any particular case that took place, but about the history of her country, her people. Here, cocaine and marijuana are attributes of the nation. Crime in the everyday realities of the day. For many, especially those who have grown up and come out of poor neighborhoods, life is worth nothing at all. You can get a bullet tomorrow and today. Death is just an opportunity to make some money quickly. That's all. Escobar is dead, Escobar is alive!
So what do Paula do? Day after day, she's like a string after a needle of killer roads. A little stumbled, he immediately supported. As soon as he gets into trouble, he is ready to punish the offender with a bullet for her. And it's not just words. The religious cult of Christianity in his family, holy. So is the name of the abuser. Jesus is Jesus, right? Or almost. . .
Fans of exotic movies are a good dessert for savoring. Glamour is zero, Hollywood’s musi-pusi are absent.
7 out of 10