Overview
The Nicaraguan border in the eighties. Eleven-year-old Claudia and her younger sister experience the street fighting at first hand outside their car window. Their parents are Sandinista activists and, although the family is now escaping to neighbouring Costa Rica, the struggle continues. Their parents fire off terse commands and the girls are packed off to their relatives. The film focuses on the point of view of the two sisters, who are very close, as they learn more than they are able to cope with, but too little really to understand. A revolutionary struggle, seen through the eyes of children.
Director and cast
- Laura Astorga Carrera Director
- Valeria Conejo as Claudia
- Aura Dinarte as Antonia
- Fernando Bolaños as Felipe
- Carol Sanabria as Magda
- Ivette Guier as Cora
- Álvaro Marenco as Diego
- María José Callejas as Floria
- María Marta López as Profesora Música
- María Luisa Garita as Maestra
- Patricia Velásquez as Ana
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