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• Actors: Arath De La Torre,Gonzalo Vega,Adriana Fonseca,Rodrigo Vidal,Maité Embil Guillermo Murray
• Directors: Alfonso Rosas
• Format: NTSC, Import, Dolby
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000RRS2GU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,370 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good ..., February 9, 2008

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Sharad Yadav "shayad" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Tregua (The Truce) Unrated & Uncut [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. Import-Latin America] (DVD)

Santome (Gonzalez Vega) is a widower on the verge of retirement from his rather dull job at a customs office. He has two sons who keep snapping at each other and one melancholy daughter (Blanca) who is valiantly tries to bind the family together, but suffers from self-inflicted depression.
Santome is rather dispirited and this affects all his family members as well. But, change is around the corner. Laura (Adriana Fonseca) joins as a junior accountant in his office and wins Santome over with her dedication towards work, intelligence and innocent beauty. Slowly, but surely, Santome starts falling in love with Laura. He gets back a spring in his walk, some purpose in life and contemplates world travel with Laura. His feelings are reciprocated respectfully by Laura and they move in together.
Santome doesn't hide his relationship with Laura and lands up acknowledging his relationship with Laura to his understanding daughter and rebellious son. Suddenly, life for Santome assumes rightful shape again and he starts contemplating marriage, even though Laura never demands it. Laura is proud of the fact that Santome was brave enough to fall in love with a much younger woman and respectfully acknowledge it in front of his family.
But, things take a sudden U-turn and Laura passes away. Santome plunges into cavernous darkness and admits to his daughter that the short-lived good & heavenly time was only a truce with god and with his destiny. However, Laura's short relationship does change Santome and makes him a better person. He gets closer to his daughter and forgives (and brings home) his gay son.

This is a (yet another) good movie from Mexico. The story is very simple, but very close to life. No special-effects, no fancy costumes and no haunting music. The movie rides on solid acting and a warm story line.