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Poppy Garden (2012)

Poppy Garden poster
Original title
Jardín de amapolas
Directed by
Juan Carlos Melo Guevara
Genre
drama film
Country
Colombia
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A father and his nine-year-old son live in a rural area of Colombia during the armed conflict. They try to survive the violence from guerillas, paramilitaries, and drug traffickers.

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What happens

Poppy Garden (Spanish: Jardín de Amapolas) is a Colombian drama film produced from 2007 to 2012 and finally released in theaters in 2014. It was written and directed by Juan Carlos Melo Guevara. It tells the story of a father and his nine-year-old son living in Nariño Department during the Colombian conflict and trying to survive amid violence on all sides from guerillas, paramilitary forces, and narco-traffickers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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