Return to El Salvador explores the reconstruction of El Salvador, post-civil war. The film revisits the struggles of the nation and examines what drives over 700 Salvadorans to flee their homeland each day, often risking their lives to illegally enter countries in search of a better life for their families. The film also profiles a number of Salvadorans effected by the civil war. One couple, who fled death threats in the 1980s, finds asylum and a political platform in the United States. The film also follows a different couple who, after escaping the war, returned to El Salvador to work with churches and poor communities.
Return to El Salvador has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Return to El Salvador (2010)
By Jennie Punter (195) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 07 Oct 2010
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Return to El Salvador was released in 2010 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 7 reviews, giving Return to El Salvador (2010) an average rating of 100%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 100%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 50%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Return to El Salvador a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 100%, Return to El Salvador is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2010, which stands at 57%.
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