Las mujeres deciden

2017 | 60 minutes | 10.0 ★ (2)

Las mujeres deciden
  • Overview

    Maria, a young Spanish doctor, works in a maternity hospital in the Ecuadorian rain forest. She is shocked about the premature pregnancies and the violence women in Ecuador have to face. She meets Mishell, an adolescent abused by her father, and Yanina, a woman who decides to perform a clandestine abortion. Maria discovers that behind unintended pregnancies often hides sexual violence.

  • Release Date

    06 April 2017

  • DirectingXiana Yago
  • Budget

    $250.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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