Review of I Carry You with Me (2021) by Bertobellamy — 17 Jul 2021

I see now that the whole documentary thing has been very controversial with some people, but I really dig into it. I mean, the fictional stuff may be seen as a dramatization after the blending comes; nonetheless, what Heidi Ewing has found here resonates on so many levels. We can't even begin to imagine how many families and relationships have been broken by the strict immigration rules.

Armando Espitia and Christian Vázquez give two fine performances; you can really feel the struggle of being apart, especially from Espitia's character. And Vázquez is not that far behind. This is a great improvement from him since 'Leona.' The directing, of course, is key.

The way Ewing — a U.S.-born director — captured the Mexican idiosyncrasy was a very nice surprise.