Here and There is a non-engaging slice-of-life film. Set in the present day in a small village in Mexico, Pedro returns to his family after a few years in New York doing small jobs. His plan to earn a living is to start a band to perform at occasions. Over a few years, we watch Pedro make ends meet and adjust to life with fewer and fewer opportunities to earn a daily living. Here and There offers an insight on the “immigrant worker” life and back-story, but although it is observatory in nature, never forms an emotional bond with Pedro. Thus, the movie is episodic and distant – it serves the purpose of a documentary, but by being a work of fiction.
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