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Innocent Voices (Voces inocentes)
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Original Theatrical Poster
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Country
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Mexico USA
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Directed by
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Luis Mandoki
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Release Date
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2004
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Language
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Spanish
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Studio
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Lawrence Bender Productions MUVI Films Organizacion Santo Domingo
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Distributor
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Lionsgate 20th Century Fox Polychrome Pictures
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Main Cast
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Character
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Actor
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Chava
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Carlos Padilla
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Kella
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Leonor Varela
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Beto
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José Maria Yazpik
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Mama Toya
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Ofelia Medina
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Rosita
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Ana Paulina Caceres
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Cristina Maria
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Xuna Primus
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The Priest
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Daniel Gimenez Cacho
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Innocent Voices (Voces inocentes) is a 2004 Mexican war drama. It depicts the tragedy of the Salvadoran Civil War through the eyes of children, as narrated by eleven-year-old boy Chava.
The following weapons were used in the film Innocent Voices:
Handguns
M1911-Style Pistol
Chava's uncle Beto (José Maria Yazpik), a guerrilla fighter, holds an M1911-style pistol in one scene. M1911-style pistols are also used by officers of the Salvadoran Army.
For comparison: World War II Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP
In the scene when the schoolboys are recruited into the army, an officer of the government troops carries an M1911-style pistol with pearl grips in a holster.
The grip and the trigger guard that is more angular than on original M1911s is seen.
A general view of the pistol.
A sergeant of the government troops fires his pistol at a loudspeaker on the church building that transmits a forbidden song.
The wooden grips of a pistol in the holster of an NCO.
An officer executes boys captured in the guerrilla camp.
The officer is gunned down and drops his pistol.
Unidentified Revolver
An unidentified revolver is very briefly seen in the hands of a guerrilla fighter.
Shotguns
Unidentified Shotguns
Guerrillas use pump-action shotguns. These guns are seen very briefly and unclear.
A pump-action shotgun is very briefly seen in hands of a guerrilla fighter during the night shootout.
A guerrilla fighter holds a shotgun with extended magazine tube during the attack on the village. Other guerrillas are armed with M16s and AKs.
A guerrilla fighter at the left fires a shotgun.
Rifles
Unidentified Rifle
During the attack of the guerrillas on the village, one fighter fires an unidentified rifle from the bell tower.
A fighter with a rifle on the bell tower.
He fires at government soldiers.
Assault Rifles
M16
Most soldiers of the Salvadoran Army are armed with M16/SP1 assault rifles with 20- and 30-round magazines. Guerrillas also use M16s.
M16 (or Colt AR-15 SP1) with an A1 "birdcage" flash hider, used to resemble the M16A1. This version has a 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
In the opening scene one of the soldiers, escorting arrested boys, holds an M16/SP1.
Soldiers patrolling the village carry M16/SP1 assault rifles.
A good view of the handguard and front sight of the M16 in the scene when the schoolboys are recruited into army.
A good view of a M16/SP1 with a 20-round magazine in the same scene.
A close-up of an M16/SP1 in the hands of a child soldier.
A child soldier fires his M16 into the air to impress former classmates.
A soldier with an M16/SP1.
A child soldier with an M16/SP1 during the battle with guerrillas.
M16A2
Some soldiers and guerrilla fighters are armed with M16A2 assault rifles. Its appearance in the hands of the Salvadoran Army and FMLN guerillas is highly anachronistic; the M16A2 was not exported to El Salvador during the Civil War (by 1986, the M16A2 had only just been adopted by the US Army and Marine Corps), and the Salvadoran Army did not adopt the M16A2 for service until 2007.
In the opening scene one of the soldiers, escorting arrested boys, holds an M16A2, note the extended magazine.
A soldier at the left holds an M16A2.
A guerrilla fighter holds an M16. The A2 handguard is seen.
A soldier at the background holds an M16A2 during the execution of the boys captured in the guerrilla camp.
ArmaLite AR-18
AR-18s are also seen in the hands of several soldiers. The AR-18 was never used by the Salvadoran Army during the Civil War.
ArmaLite AR-18 – 5.56x45mm
A soldier in the background holds an AR-18. Note the folding buttstock and the shape of the magazine well.
A soldier at the left holds an AR-18.
AKM
Raton (Héctor Jiménez) carries an AKM.
Raton holds the AKM. The slanted muzzle brake can be seen.
A general view of Raton's AK.
Norinco Type 56
Some guerrilla fighters are armed with Norinco Type 56 assault rifles. During the shootout between guerrillas and soldiers, Chava picks up a Type 56.
Norinco Type 56, milled receiver model without bayonet - 7.62x39mm
A killed guerrilla fighter holds an AK.
A close view of the receiver.
Chava aims at a child soldier... but recognizes his former classmate and can't shoot. The hooded front sight of the Type 56 is seen.
Various AKs
Some other guerrilla fighters are armed with AKs that are seen only at a distance, so it's impossible to identify the exact model.
A guerrilla fighter holds an AK during the attack on the village.
A guerrilla fighter at the right fires an AK.
A guerrilla fighter fires an AK (likely an AK-47 or Type 56) during the night attack of the government troops. The image is mirrored.
Machine Guns
Vickers Mk.1
A water-cooled machine gun that appears to be based on a variant of the Vickers Mk.1 Machine Gun is mounted on the turret of the government armored car. It is likely a non-firing mock-up, as the machine gun lacks a barrel inside the water jacket, and the shooting is imitated. The Vickers Mk.1 was not used in the Civil War by either the Salvadoran Army or the FMLN guerrillas.
Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British
The machine gun on the turret of the armored car. Note the wide opening of the water jacket and the lack of the barrel itself.
The flame is seen inside the water jacket.
A soldier fires at the guerrilla sniper of the bell tower. Note the lack of the cartridge belt.
Explosives
Hand Grenades
Guerrilla fighters use hand grenades during the attack on the village. The grenades are seen only at a distance.
A fighter throws a grenade.
The grenade is seen in midair.
Trivia
Armored Car
The government troops use an armored car against the guerrillas. Its main gun seems to be a mock-up.
The armored car moves on the village street.
The main gun seem to be a mock-up.
The armored car in the village after the battle.
Gun Crates
The gun crates in the guerrilla camp are marked "M16/HBAR. Cal .223".