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Defenders of Life (2015)

"Children Bearing Children"

7.5/10 1h 33m Feb 01, 2015
Drama

In the hills of Costa Rica, Doña Carmen struggles to pass on her tribe's traditional ways of life. She must soon marry off her only granddaughter, and 70-year-old shaman Don Claudio lays his claim to the girl, who is only 12 and already impregnated by him. When the girl befriends the young son of a visiting anthropologist, it forces a collision between the modern world and the ancient one.

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Movie Details

Original Title Defenders of Life
Original Language ES
Status Released
Popularity 2.6

Cast

Beatriz Brenes
Beatriz Brenes
Pamela Salazar
Popularity: 0.1
Arman Darbo
Arman Darbo
Feb Salazar
Popularity: 0.2
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Eylin Esther Jimenez Gonzales
Esmeralda
Popularity: 0.0
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Carmen Romero Palacios
Doña Carmen
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Francisco Rodriguez Atencio
Don Claudio
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Kattia Palacio Palacios
Kattia
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Alexis Rodriguez Gallardo
Don Alexis
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Mario Mendoza Jimenez
Diego
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Maria Bejarano
Doña Maria
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Key Crew

Writer Dana Ziyasheva
Editor Dana Ziyasheva, Fernando Fonseca Espinoza
Director Dana Ziyasheva

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Keywords

rape tradition indigenous pregnancy pregnant minor indigenous community

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Details
Release Date February 1, 2015
Runtime 1h 33m
Language ES
Status Released
Popularity 2.6
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