| Héroes de Otra Patria | |
| Starring: | Jorge Castillo Jimmy Navarro Alba Raquel Barros Adamari López |
| Director: | Iván Dariel Ortíz |
| Producer: | Iván Gonzalo Ortíz |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Puerto Rico |
| Language: | Spanish English |
Héroes de Otra Patria (in English, Heroes from Another Country, or sometimes credited as Heroes without a Cause) is a 1998 Puerto Rican film, written and directed by Iván Dariel Ortíz. The film was selected as the Puerto Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1] [2]
The film follows the lives of two Puerto Rican soldiers in the middle of the Vietnam War. After being sent on a reconnaissance mission, their squad is ambushed and they get lost in the jungle. Meanwhile, we see the struggles being suffered by their relatives after their departure from the island.
The film received an honorary mention at the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile.