Load of rubbish!!

I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

In Pedro Rubio-Gonzales' charming documentary film, we're introduced to a young family, sadly on the brink of a (apparently amicable) break-up. Before leaving for Europe with his mother, the child spends some time with his father, fishing off the beautiful Mexican coast. 'Alamar' just watches the two of them together: whatever his flaws as a husband, the father is laid back, and at one both with nature and his son: their time together is relaxed and fundamentally healthy, albeit in the form of a holiday from the everyday reality of working for a living. This isn't an earth shattering movie: but it's affectionate and heart-warming.

This is a true life story about a very young boy who has been living in Mexico but is about to move to Rome with his Italian mother. For one month or so, he goes to live with his father and grandfather in their fishing village in Mexico's Banco Chinchorro coral reef-the world's largest pristine coral reef.This film is as much about the camera's (and our's) love affair with the environment of the reef as it is about the tender relationship between young Natan and his father (who may never see his son again). We watch as Natan learns about his father's simple life as a fisherman, the joys and pleasures of life on the reef, and the male bonding in this way of life.Most touching, perhaps, are the scenes featuring the wild egret that migrates from Africa, and lands in their hut one morning. Although it is Natan who forms an attachment to the bird, once the bird flies away the audience becomes aware that there is a parallel here between the bird and Natan himself. This viewer cannot but hope that Natan himself will see this film several times over the course of his own life, and let it inform his path and his sense of who he is........and the rest of us as well.

Wow like the postcard said "WISH I WAS THEIR", simply irresistible, loved it up until I saw the crocodile munching fish, imagine falling in that water OMG.... had me for a while I took swimming anytime day or night out of the equation. but honestly the best viewing ever, please make part 2, I do believe movies/documentaries of this nature should be made more often, amazed of the way the locals absorbed their day to day rooted lifestyles, carefree and what seemed to me as contented, without any hassles of the very fast western way of life, so no one really needed to utter a word, Oh and the hunt to find the white egret Blanquita, love you Blanquita, Im going to buy myself a white hamster and call it well what do you think!, I really would love to meet the cast of this film. well done guys

This short film is a beautiful breath of fresh air amidst the current popular cinema. Pedro González-Rubio reveals the daily life of a young Italian boy, Natan, who has gone to visit his father and grandfather in Mexico, where they live at sea as fishermen. The film is more of a documentary, not following any intense plot, but rather, reflecting on the beauty of nature and the loving relationship between father and son. The cinematography is breathtaking, and I found myself wishing I could live at sea along the Banco Chinchorro as well. The absence of any music or soundtrack throughout the film is both interesting and compelling, because it forces the viewer to focus on the natural sounds of water, wildlife, and simple human interaction and conversation. There is a deep tranquility to this film, a sensation that washes over the audience as well, and one that I particularly enjoyed.