Alien at the Movies

Radical

A new teacher Sergio Juárez (Eugenio Derbez) comes to teach sixth grade in the small impoverished Mexican border town of Matamoros. The students here have little hope of much improvements of lifestyle in their futures. They face the daily hardships of being relatively poor & being surrounded by the violence & the influences of gangs & drugs. Education takes a backseat to life’s realities. Their school has little money to afford the proper tools to assist in their education. But along comes Sergio with his unorthodox methods of teaching to inspire curiosity & potential in his students. This film is based on a true story. It’s inspiring & touching with some tear-jerking moments. ¿Se habla Español? There are English subtitles. At the film’s end, there are photos of the real life characters portrayed & a summary showing how much difference this one teacher had made.

Alien gives it 3½ “Archimedes’ principle of displacement” stars out of 4.