Based on a sequence of true events, The Path of Shadows is an emotional, yet, intimidating film that talks about the horrors of war and its consequences. The film is a sincere memoir from an innocent man who became a victim to one of many tragedies that took place in the El Salvador civil war.
The viewers get to notice how someone as honourable as a teacher suddenly gets kidnapped as a result of suspicion from the government for taking part in anti-state rebellions. At this particular point, director Baltazar Lopez does quite well in quickly introducing its viewers to the main characters, marking a distinct line between the protagonist and antagonists in the film.
Supporting the director with his immense skills in Oscar Suncin who plays the character of Carlos Mauricio. Oscar's performance is a phenomenal one that simply cannot be ignored. The events of the sequence along with Oscar's realistic facial expressions holds enough intensity to bring the viewers to tears.
The Path of Shadows is an eye-opener for all those who blatantly support the act of war without knowing its results. It explicitly portrays the merciless and inhumane killings, thereby uncovering the true nature of human beings in the process as well.
Overall, the film, in all its brilliance, is coherent, inevitably keeping all its viewers glued to their screens from the beginning till the very end.