Defenders of Life (2015)
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.
Director: Dana Ziyasheva
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Beatriz Brenes as Pamela Salazar |
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Arman Darbo as Feb Salazar |
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Eylin Esther Jimenez Gonzales as Esmeralda |
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Carmen Romero Palacios as Doña Carmen |
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Francisco Rodriguez Atencio as Don Claudio |
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Kattia Palacio Palacios as Kattia |
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Alexis Rodriguez Gallardo as Don Alexis |
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Mario Mendoza Jimenez as Diego |
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Maria Bejarano as Doña Maria |
| Editing | Dana Ziyasheva | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Ana Maria Acevedo | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Adrian Fernandez Chióng | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Daniel del Risco | Visual Effects |
| Writing | Dana Ziyasheva | Writer |
| Directing | Dana Ziyasheva | Director |
| Sound | Fernando Fonseca Espinoza | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Andrej Petras & Gromkost O.K. | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Fernando Fonseca Espinoza | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Xinia Jimenez Gonzalez | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Tony Núnez | Sound Mixer |