Blue Miracle

Gangs shoot at each other in the background of a street scene, and one orphaned boy’s brother is said to have been killed by gunshot. Boys show scars on their bodies and share tales of abuse by relatives, including getting cut by metal coat hangers. They say they’ve lost parents to bullets, drugs, and prison. Omar’s father drowned when Omar was little, and he continues to have nightmares involving water and drowning. He also flashes back to his own childhood living on the street. Two boys get in a fight on a boat and fall overboard; one can’t swim so an adult has to dive in to save him. A hurricane floods the orphanage, scaring some of the younger kids.

Omar and his wife share a bed. He kisses her on the cheek.

“Booger,” “piss,” “hell,” “punk,” “loser,” “freak,” “idiot,” “stupid,” “dumb,” “God.” The film has some words and limited dialogue in Spanish, and some Spanish insults aren’t translated in the subtitles.

Adult men drink beer, tequila, and whiskey, sometimes to excess. Boys mention losing parents to drugs, among other causes. Hector offers Omar a side job as a drug runner.

Parents need to know that Blue Miracle is an uplifting film based on a true story that has a generally light tone and a happy ending but also some potentially scary scenes and themes. The main character Omar (Jimmy Gonzales) runs an orphanage for parent-less boys, and he continuously models integrity, hard work, resilience, and honesty for them despite his own challenges, including bank debt that could shut the orphanage down. Though the boys are mostly cheerful, they do talk about some traumatic past experiences. They share the scars on their bodies from abuse, like getting cut by metal coat hangers, and they talk about losing parents to bullets, drugs, and prison. One boy's brother was said to have been shot, and we see young men shooting at each other in the background of a street scene. The main character's father drowned when he was little, and he continues to have nightmares involving water and drowning. He also flashes back to his own childhood living on the street. Two boys get in a fight on a boat and fall overboard; one can't swim so an adult has to dive in to save him. Adult men drink beer, tequila, and whiskey, sometimes to excess, and a past involving drug running is discussed. Language is mostly childish taunts like "punk" and "loser," but also includes "hell" and some spoken insults in Spanish that aren't translated in the English subtitles. The film has Christian iconography and messages of faith.

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