Hijos de la Guerra

Trailer - Documentary Feature Film tells the story of the Mara Salvatrucha (aka MS-13), a transnational Hispanic street gang founded by Salvadorian civil war refugees which the U.S government says is the fastest-growing and most violent gang in this country. The film explores root personal reasons for gang membership and the ensuing explosion of fratricidal violence as well as the complex role of social and government policy in both containing and aggravating gang proliferation.