Defenders of Life

Defenders of Life (2015)

Children Bearing Children

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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  • Release Date: 2015-02-01
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Director: Dana Ziyasheva

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Beatriz Brenes

      Pamela Salazar

    • Arman Darbo

      Feb Salazar

    • Eylin Esther Jimenez Gonzales

      Esmeralda

    • Carmen Romero Palacios

      Doña Carmen

    • Francisco Rodriguez Atencio

      Don Claudio

    • Kattia Palacio Palacios

      Kattia

    • Alexis Rodriguez Gallardo

      Don Alexis

    • Mario Mendoza Jimenez

      Diego

    • Maria Bejarano

      Doña Maria

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