Country: Nicaragua

Direction Miguel Littin

Cast Alan Esquivel · Carmen Bunster · Alejandro Parodi · Dean Stockwell

Synopsis Alsino and the Condor (1982) follows the journey of a young boy, Alsino, who resides with his grandmother in a secluded region of Nicaragua. His life is disrupted by the escalating conflict between rebel forces and government troops, as a...

Direction Laura Baumeister

Cast Noé Hernández · Diana Sedano · Ara Alejandra Medal · Virginia Raquel Sevilla Garcia

Synopsis Daughter of Rage (2022) unfolds in the grimy expanse of a sprawling garbage dump in Nicaragua's capital, shrouded in a thick mist. This is the unusual home of María, a girl with a vivid imagination. She resides with her mother,...

Direction Florence Jaugey

Cast Alma Blanco · Gabriel Benavides · Rigoberto Mayorga · María Esther López

Direction Florence Jaugey

Cast Pilar Aguirre

Synopsis Cinema Alcázar (S) (1998) follows the story of Rosa, who arrives at a location devastated by an earthquake, leaving the structure in a state of utter disrepair. Locals refer to it as a cinema, but Rosa, having resided there for...

Direction Florence Jaugey

Cast Paola Baldion · Salvador Espinoza · María Esther López · Roberto Guillén

Direction Florence Jaugey

Synopsis Sunflowers of Nicaragua (2017) follows the inspiring journey of sixteen female sex workers who have been appointed as judicial aides by Nicaragua's Supreme Court. This unprecedented initiative allows these women to mediate conflicts arising in their line of work, marking...

Direction Gloria Carrión Fonseca

Cast Carlos Carrión · Ivette Fonseca · Gloria Carrión Fonseca

Direction Ramiro Lacayo Deshon

Cast José Antonio Rodríguez

Direction Ramiro Lacayo Deshon

Cast Jan Kees De Rooy

Synopsis Corredor de escombros (S) (2013) follows the journey of an elderly man who resides in a vast maze of ruins within a devastated city. The narrative delves into his memories and reflections as he navigates through the remnants of his...

Direction Rossana Lacayo

Direction Jenny Murray

Synopsis Las Sandinistas! (2018) delves into a pivotal historical period when a cohort of Nicaraguan women broke through obstacles to command rebel forces in combat and drive significant social changes during the 1979 Sandinista Revolution and the subsequent US-backed Contra War....

Direction Rossana Lacayo

Cast Marua Evert · Oswaldo Hendy · Florián Medina · Myriam Simmons

Synopsis Pikineras (2012) captures the extraordinary lives of the Pikineras, a group of resilient women who journey to the Miskito Keys, located between Nicaragua and Honduras. The film delves into their daily struggles and triumphs as they dive into the waters...

Direction Camilo de Castro

Direction Leonor Zuñiga

Direction Ramiro Lacayo Deshon

Direction Florence Jaugey

Direction Eduardo Spiegeler · Maria José Álvarez

Cast Carl Rigby

Direction Carlos Fernando Chamorro

Direction Marcelo Bukin

Direction Brad Allgood · Camilo de Castro

Synopsis Patrol (2023) delves into the escalating crisis within one of Central America's last standing rainforests, sparking a courageous endeavor. As illegal cattle ranchers ravage vast areas of the rainforest, local indigenous rangers unite with an American environmental advocate and covert...