La pasión de Gabriel

At first, I was somehow reluctant to see the movie: Colombian movies (tell me about it, I'm Colombian!) are always so over-dramatic and have this very used plot lines: drugs, whores, hit men, more drugs, guerrillas, more drugs... you get the ides. And, don't get me wrong, I think history has to be told by the movies, just not this very sensationalist way. "La pasion de Gabriel" it's a movie about a regular guy, who has chosen to be a priest and who lives in a very small town in Colombia. He falls in love, makes mistakes, tries to do his best, and is making the effort to live leaving a mark... aren't we all? I find the performance of Andres Parra very believable and the storyline very simple and kind of touching. There are some other weak performances and the editing is kind of rough. Overall, I liked the film. I believed the characters and the story; there are no good guys/bad guys, just regular people.