THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS

LA VOZ DE LOS SILENCIADOS

‘Silently effective’

The film is based on true events. The Voice of the Voiceless, directed by Maximon Monihan, like its title tells the story of a teen girl, Olga, who is deaf and brought to New York in fake scholarship to a school from Guatemala. But New York doesn’t appears the way she imagined, she has to sell ‘I am deaf’ trinkets and generate 100$ a day to avoid the harsh punishment. The film with almost no dialogues and only actions is shot around New York.

It is a film which strikes subtly with the issue raised. It makes us feel pity on Olga to see the trauma through which she is going, a never ending nightmare. But on another note she is also trying to enjoy life by spending extra money by saving when she gets more than 100$. The film talks about a whole racket of such physically challenged kids who have to do this in order to survive.

There is nothing much from the cinematography aspect and the music too sounds okay. Director, Maximon, makes it very clear that the film is all about the girl, her imaginations and desires of a better life like any other citizen. Again, the film just arrests you with its end and makes you feel for Olga, the girl.