Unforgivable (Imperdonable)

Inside a Prison Cell for Gay Former Gang Members in El Salvador:
The film’s nuanced portrayal of the former gang members’ experience won it international praise and prizes at a string of major film festivals in 2020, making it the first Salvadoran film to be eligible for an Oscar

"It is easier to kill a person than to love a man": Unforgivable, the powerful documentary about a homosexual gang member in El Salvador

An astonishing documentary follows a young, gay sicario in prison

The Vulnerability of Monsters in Unforgivable:
“The film is an incredibly unique look into the nuanced lives of former gang members and their experiences, which has since been attributed to praise across the Americas, Europe, and Asia”.

"Unforgivable is far and away my favorite film I've seen this year at any length. A clear, humane and uncompromising window into the soul"

"Unforgivable is an extraordinary film. A story of human redemption through love in the most adverse conditions, told through scenes of eye-opening poignancy. Simply unforgettable"

"Unforgivable is hands-down one of the best short docs of 2020. Was really moved to the core"

"For its unprecedented access, compassion and ability to find light in the darkest of places, as well as its careful treatment of the humanity and vulnerability of its subjects, the jury gives the Best of the Festival Award to Unforgivable by Marlén Viñayo"

"This exquisitely beautiful film immerses us into a world shaped by extreme poverty, intolerance and brutality and it reveals unimaginable horror of circumstances and beauty of souls intertwined. What opposites are carried in human beings. Director Marlen Viñayo clearly took care to make a layered and sensitive film and she does not try to blunt or resolve these contradictions. She shows this hopeless, unforgiving world with a ruthless compassion and artistic brilliance that reveals human goodness amidst the unremitting poverty, injustice, brutality. Unforgivable shows the unquenchbility of connection even in the darkest places."

Student ReViews: Unforgivable

"One of the most impressive aspects of the documentary is the unprecedented access Viñayo had of the maximum-security prison. The director takes the audience through the exposed hallways, the brick-and-mortar walls and the dead tropical heat inside the one prison wing reserved for gay gang members."