although the story be fictional and it draw from the reality of not only the history of latin american country but all the third world . this be the true and pure and raw recent history of these country summarize concisely in this novel or film . the offbeat supranatural stuff and lighten up the intensity of historical event present in this movie . after all the supranatural stuff be a part of the culture in the third world . although be not critically acclaim ( probably because of the supranatural stuff ) and this be an excellent movie and with a great story and great acting .