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Fireflies at El Mozote

2025 · 90 min

A heavy, sorrowful plunge into atrocity and vengeance, watching a boy's grief harden into resolve amid the terror of a brutal regime.

Overview
A boy seeks revenge after surviving El Mozote massacre in El Salvador, where government forces killed his family and destroyed his village - the deadliest civilian massacre in modern Latin America.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • war
  • violence
  • survival
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
action, drama, history, war
Directed by
Ernesto Melara
Written by
Ernesto Melara
Starring
Paz Vega, Juan Pablo Shuk, Yancey Arias, Mena Suvari, Jeff Fahey, Mateo Honles, Ermis Cruz, Alexis Martínez
Music
Mauricio Trabanino
Cinematography
Ernesto Melara
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America, El Salvador
Languages
English, Spanish

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