Every time you enter a movie theatre, it is with a small frisson of hope about the film you are about to see. Sadly, that hope is often disappointed.

So when you find a film that is able to blow your mind – when that big screen completely envelops you in its story – you know you are in front of a masterpiece. This is the case with Monos, a film that is, without a doubt, the best Colombian movie of the year.