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Luis Mandoki has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Innocent Voices.
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
2006
Drama
A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him.
Dir. Luis Mandoki · With Carlos Padilla, Xuna Primus, Leonor Varela
A man returns to his father's cabin where he spent a good part of his childhood and where his younger sister drowned.
Dir. Luis Mandoki · With Alberto Ammann, Yalitza Aparicio, Josué Maychi
In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha.
Dir. Luis Mandoki · With Greisy Mena, Joaquín Cosío, Fernando Moreno
When their daughter is abducted by experienced kidnappers, the Jennings turn the tables on their seemingly fool-proof plan.
Dir. Luis Mandoki · With Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend
An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.
Dir. Luis Mandoki · With Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Tina Majorino
Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering. With time, however, their class and age differences become an obstacle in their relationship, especially since Max can't keep Nora a secret from his Jewish friends and upper-crust associates forever.
Dir. Luis Mandoki · With Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Kathy Bates
A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.
Dir. Luis Mandoki · With Kevin Costner, Robin Wright, Paul Newman
A story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to save each other's lives. Not once, but twice.
Dir. Luis Mandoki · With Jennifer Lopez, Jim Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto
