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　　生活在旧金山西班牙聚集区的Che一直都在为生活苦苦挣扎。在这个圈子里他有自己的声望和行事准则，从监狱刑满释放并且清醒戒酒的Che喜欢改装车子，喜欢开着自己的车在街上慢慢行进享受生活。他辛勤工作而毫无怨言，只为补偿过早失去母爱的儿子让其快乐成长。逐渐好转的生意，似乎对其有意思的美女邻居，一切的一切，似乎都在逐渐向好的方面发展着，他心中那份使命救赎似乎就在前方，触手可及。

　　可美好图景总是会遭遇风雨，平息起波澜的事就是等待着这样的机会毫无忌惮的将那份美好侵蚀殆尽。就在Che以为一切都会好转的时候，他居然发现自己的儿子——是同性恋！在他那个对同性恋嫉妒鄙夷的圈子里，恐同的人不在少数，常年在外打拼养成的靠拳头说话的性子让其毫不犹豫的向儿子挥出了拳头...祸不单行，此时他与Lena那美女邻居之间也出现了问题...

　　他将何去何从，是选择接受儿子性向让不快都消散如烟云还是与其决裂，是用心经营那久旱逢甘霖的爱情还是人气风雨飘摇自生自灭...

　　是你，又将如何抉择？

La Mission is a redemption story about a man who is trying to move on from his past, but is

tempted by his surroundings. Living in the "barrio" has given him more than enough problems

trying to get by, but when he finds out his son is gay he is now tested more than ever in

his path to redemption.



The score is by Mark Kilian who has a few notable films under his belt such as the Oscar

winning Tsotsi, Rendition and Traitor. For La Mission we get a more ambient experience that

is filled with Hispanic and Indian styles. The score is pretty much solo guitar based and

that gives beauty in its simplicity. He utilizes vocals in certain tracks to great emotional

effect.



The score is quite good. Better than what I was expecting. The only place where it suffers

is as a cohesive whole. The tracks don't really tell a story and they are more or less

"atmospheric moments" if that makes any sense. They don't necessarily progress your feelings

or forward any kind of narrative, but they are moments of emotions and in a way they do

indeed come together in the end. It's just not in a way where it will leave a lasting

impact. Overall, it's simple and that's where it strives. It's worth taking a look.