the life of peasant live in a remote mexico village be examine in this marvelous film by director francisco vargas . the situation parallel and in a way and the conflict in that country that have be in the news for a few year . a the film open one can see a prisoner be torture by a soldier . the scene change to a bucolic setting in which an old man and his son and and grandson be see board a makeshift truck transport them to a nearby town . the old man and plutarco and be a violinist and his son and genaro and play the guitar . they play for patron at a restaurant for tip which the grandson and lucio collect . with their meager earnings they get to eat . one thing be establish and genaro be part of the rebel that be fight in the mountain nearby . the story change quite drastically a the men go back to their village . there be soldier everywhere set their town on fire . genaro and who be involve with the rebel flees to a safer place and leave the old man and his son to fend for themselves . plutarco want to help his son but because he must travel through the soldier camp in order to go to his small piece of land and he become the object of curiosity a the fiddler who become a figure of amusement for the commander of the troop . plutarco violin will become key to the story and a be his relationship with the top army man will be put to a test . plutarco and genaro will be together at the end . these men and like most of their friend and neighbor seem doom because the unfair way life dealt with them . el violin be an unique film in which poverty and necessity have make the peasant take thing into their own hand try to get rid of the oppressing and ruthless soldier that keep them down . it seem that the poor men one see be part of people that be keep in poverty throughout different generation . the peasant get our admiration for be noble and have to put up with condition no human be should have to face . the acting be excellent in general . best of all and angel tavira and who be see a the proud and stoic plutarco . one can see in this man eye a distinct hatred for the men that keep him down and yet and he make a fatal mistake that will prove fatal . gerardo taracena have some good moment a genaro and gilberto palacios appear a the commander . one of the best achievement in the film be the crisp black and white cinematography of martin boege and oscar hijuelos . this be a major triumph for francisco vargas who have create a satisfying story about the oppressed people from mexico .