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The mythic San Juan River located between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in Nicaragua, symbolizes 500 years of colonization and exploitation of resources and has seen over 70 canal projects fail. Now, a Chinese businessman is attempting to control the interoceanic route that Columbus had desperately been looking for when he reached the 'New World'.

 

About the film:

 

Actor and teacher Yemn returns to his native village El Castillo and turns the fortress ruins overlooking the San Juan river into a stage for the local youth theatre group, a sanctuary for open discussion and critical thinking.


Winner of the Best Film at Portland EcoFilm Festival, Best Environmental Documentary Award at Close:Up Edinburgh Docufest and the Peripheral Visions Award at Galway Film Fleadh.

 

"Eminently political, lyrical, evanescent, close to the fable. A precious and necessary documentary.” Cineuropa

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    81 minutes
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Country
    Luxembourg
  • Note
    Subtitles: English/French. Following the film there is a Conversation with the director Julie Schroell with Nicholas Bell, Chief Film Critic at IONCINEMA.COM.
  • Director
    Julie Schroell
  • Screenwriter
    Julie Schroell
  • Producer
    Jesus Gonzalez-Elvira, Julie Schroell
  • Filmmaker
    Calach Films
  • Cinematographer
    Frank Pineda
  • Editor
    Damian Plandolit