MarianelaMaldonado’sobservationaldocumentarychartsnineyearsinthelivesofyoungVenezuelanswhosemusicaltalentofferachanceforthemtoescapepoverty. IntheheartofthecityofValencialiestheneighbourhoodofLasBrisas.Crimeandpovertydominatedailylife,butforDissandra,EdixonandWuillythereisanopportunitytobreakaway.‘TheSystem’isastate-fundedorchestraprogrammethatgivesyoungtalentoflimitedmeansahopefulfuture.However,astheyearspass,thechildrenfacenewobstaclesandwhentheirdreamsarealmostwithinreach,Venezuela’seconomicinstabilitycouldjeopardizeeverything.Maldonado’sfilmskilfullybalancesintimateportraitsofitssubjectswithamoreexpansiveoverviewofacountryreachingbreakingpoint.
