The scenes where Oscar interacts with his daughter hit home the most for me, as my daughter is the same age as his daughter was when he was killed. These are the most heartbreaking because it is so clear that he was trying to turn his life around for her. In the first shot of this sequence there is a close up of Oscar and Tatiana talking after she got ready for bed. She is scared and doesn't want him to leave because she can hear gun shots outside. He tries to calm her down by telling her that they are just firecrackers and that they are going to go to Chuck-E-Cheese in the morning.
We cut to a medium close shot of Sophina as she walks into the room. She is ready to leave for the city to celebrate the countdown to the new year with their friends. Oscar is still trying to ease Tatiana's mind off screen by distracting her with the plans for the next day.
The camera cuts back to a close up of Oscar from over Tatiana's shoulder and then to Tatiana from over Oscar's shoulder, following their conversation. Before Oscar leaves they both say I love you to each other.
As Oscar is leaving he crosses in front of the camera and the frame gets dark. When he is gone the camera returns to a close up of only Tatiana looking worriedly after him.
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