Life in Buenaventura, Columbia is extremely dangerous for young men, with the cocaine drug trade and paramilitaries constantly vying for supremacy. Getting out is close to impossible, unless you get your hands dirty in the process. For estranged brothers Jacobo and Delia, smuggling drugs up the coast and into Panama offers a quick payday, but as they embark on their journey, it becomes apparent that danger lurks around every corner. Jose Kubota Wladyka's Manos Sucias is a raw portrait of the drug trade's brutal system of power in Colombia. Manos Sucias works so well because of the relationship of the two brothers, with Delia, the younger brother, still intoxicated by the glamor of "thug life" and a quick payday. On the other hand is the older brother Jacobo, a man who has seen the destructive power of this environment, desperate to escape this life. Gritty and intense, Manos Sucias slowly and methodically unveils these two characters, brothers whose relationship was fractured by the harsh environment around them. The dichotomy of these two brothers is poignant, with the hardened Jacobo wanting his young brother to not venture down the wrong path. I particularly loved the ending of Manos Sucias, subtlely exposing how young Delia may still be entranced by the monetary opportunities of this brutal world. Intense, raw, and emotionally resonant, Manos Sucias offers a unrelenting portrait into the drug trade.
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