Defenders of Life

2015 | 93 minutes | 5.0 ★ (1)

Defenders of Life
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    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.

  • Release Date

    01 February 2015

  • DirectingDana Ziyasheva
  • Budget

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    $0.00

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