The Central American country of Guadiana has decided to embark on a new path of development. The US special services are trying to overthrow the revolutionary government of the republic. To do this, a secret test site has been built on the territory of the neighboring state of Santo Rico, which is...
Alsino, a boy of 10 or 12, lives with his grandmother in a remote area of Nicaragua. He's engulfed in the war between rebels and government troops when a US advisor orders the army to open a staging area by the boy's hamlet. Alsino tries to be a child, climbing trees with a girl, looking through...
This movie is about the liberation by the Sandinistas of the Anastasio Somoza regime in NIcaragua. The movie covers some of te key points in the fight for León, a city close to the capital Managua, and the first liberated territory. Many of the inhabitants of León who participated in the...
In this political thriller, Reynaldo, a young dancer from a resort area on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, deserts his career to join his nation's fight against the American-backed Contras. Wartime footage is interspersed with dance scenes, including one notable break-dancing demonstration at a...
History of a Committed Cinema is a primer for the Nicaraguan audience to what they are watching on the screen. A critique of Western & Hollywood cinema, it outlines the difficult technical, cinematic, and political tasks confronting INCINE (Instituto Nicaragüense de Cine) as it strives to build a...
A documentary on the role of the Catholic Church during the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua, it shows clergy members serving as government officials, and parishioners who testify to the inspirational and unifying force of Christianity in the national reforms.
A propaganda film dealing with the training and purpose of the Sandinista police force. Dramatized cases of crimes and their solutions serve to illustrate its crime-solving capabilities.