i saw this at the 2006 palm spring international film festival where it play for it second year in a row . i guess since it become peru official nomination to the academy award the festival organizer felt they should bring it back a they feature most of the film that be official submission to the upcoming academy award . i would hope it doesn not come back for a third year at the 2007 festival . this be admittedly a low budget film but nothing in this film can get you past the fact that it be low budget . i try to be sympathetic to young former soldier try to make a living back in the civilian world but except for the lead character you do not know enough about his friend to care what happen to them . a for his plight it become predictable from the beginning . the woman who play the mother and the girl who play the little sister in small role seem like the only one in this movie who could actually act . i would give this a 4 . 5 out of a possible 10 and not recommend it .