No Turning Back is a dramatic thriller based on actual events.

After losing his wife and house to Hurricane Mitch in Honduras, Pablo, played by Jesus Nebot, of NYPD Blue fame, illegally emigrated to the United States in an attempt to offer a better future for his five-year-old daughter, Cristina, played by Chelsea Rendon, of ER.

However, a tragic accident forces them to dodge a frantic Police pursuit led by a hard nosed detective, played by Vernee Watson Johnson of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, as the only way to preserve their American dream.

An intrepid journalist, played by Lindsay Pierce of Beverly Hills 90210, joins them in their escape to film their heart-wrenching struggle.

Nebot's aim is to make films that appeal to the human spirit, and this is a film that certainly achieves this.

As entertainment, the film is well worth watching, although the more critical moviegoers may question the incredible coincidences and meetings that surely stray from the actual events on which the film is based.

Nebot gives a great performance as a man trying to keep it together when deep down he knows that it is impossible for him to turn back time, and so ultimately he is doomed.

His drive is to ensure his daughter grows up free and happy, and his only hope is that she will be protected from the struggle of life's challenges.

It also seems that Nebot knows that he cannot stay with his daughter and lead a normal life following the tragic events at the start of the film.

He never believes that he must leave his daughter until it is too late, and he has no time for a proper goodbye.

No Turning Back also examines the trend of US television to cater to the public's demand for real life action and the more tragic the tale the better.

We see the tragic tale from both sides of the coin, and see in the end that although the two sides are different, they are part of the same coin. In an instant two families lives are forever thrown together despite huge cultural and social differences.

The film has already received critical acclaim having received awards at its premiere at the Malaga Spanish Film Festival, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, the Big Bear International Film Festival, and the Hope And Dreams Film Festival.

Supporting short: Reveille, directed by Bruce Bennett.

In this black and white short, the past, present and future life of a recovering alcoholic is flashed before his and our eyes. Through excellent camera work, Bennett explores the reality of living and working in a society plagued by substance abuse problems, and how it can end up.

Times: April 12, 9.30 p.m., Little Theatre

April 14, 4 p.m., Liberty

Magnus Henagulph