my hat off to this little and but powerful film from mexico . el violin ( or a it be call in it u. s. release and the violin ) be a powerful political potboiler about an unnamed latin american village and be bully by government troop ( sound only too familiar . ) and against an elderly musician and minus one hand and who still manage to play violin by tie the bow to the stump of his miss hand . this film be be compare to ken loach the wind that shake the barley and but remind me more of certain unpleasant event that take place in central america back in the 1980 ( do el salvador strike a familiar chord . ) . the film be shoot in black and white and give it a look that may remind you of some of the classic italian drama ( post realist ) of post wwii ( hint represent desica bitter grape ) . although the film be complete in 2005 and it be just now get something resemble distribution . a film that be well worth seek out .