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　　生活在舊金山西班牙聚集區的Che一直都在為生活苦苦掙扎。在這個圈子里他有自己的聲望和行事準則，從監獄刑滿釋放并且清醒戒酒的Che喜歡改裝車子，喜歡開著自己的車在街上慢慢行進享受生活。他辛勤工作而毫無怨言，只為補償過早失去母愛的兒子讓其快樂成長。逐漸好轉的生意，似乎對其有意思的美女鄰居，一切的一切，似乎都在逐漸向好的方面發展著，他心中那份使命救贖似乎就在前方，觸手可及。

　　可美好圖景總是會遭遇風雨，平息起波瀾的事就是等待著這樣的機會毫無忌憚的將那份美好侵蝕殆盡。就在Che以為一切都會好轉的時候，他居然發現自己的兒子——是同性戀！在他那個對同性戀嫉妒鄙夷的圈子里，恐同的人不在少數，常年在外打拼養成的靠拳頭說話的性子讓其毫不猶豫的向兒子揮出了拳頭...禍不單行，此時他與Lena那美女鄰居之間也出現了問題...

　　他將何去何從，是選擇接受兒子性向讓不快都消散如煙云還是與其決裂，是用心經營那久旱逢甘霖的愛情還是人氣風雨飄搖自生自滅...

　　是你，又將如何抉擇？

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.