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2020 Oscar® Selection, Luxembourg.


The San Juan River, located between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in Nicaragua, symbolizes 500 years of colonization and exploitation of resources and has seen more than 70 canal projects fail. Now a Chinese businessman is attempting to control the interoceanic route that Christopher Columbus had been seeking when he reached the West Indies, thus creating both discontent and hopes for a better life among the Nicaraguans. When actor and teacher Yemn Jordan Taisigûe López returns to his native village of El Castillo, he turns the fortress ruins that overlook the San Juan into a stage for the local youth theater group, a sanctuary for open discussion and critical thinking. While their families struggle with poverty and are forced to migrate to neighboring Costa Rica to make ends meet, the kids rehearse and write a play about their river's history. They improvise and embody the numerous travelers who tried to control the river: pirates meet Spanish conquerors; American engineers fight with Indigenous chiefs. Between reality and fiction, the kids reflect upon essential questions: What is their true identity? What can they learn from history? And at a time when freedom of speech has been repressed and a people's revolt is brewing, where is their country headed? Winner, Best Environmental Documentary, 2020 Close Up Dokufest; Winner, Peripheral Visions Award, 2020 Galway Film Fleadh; Winner, Best Feature Film Award, 2020 Portland EcoFilm Festival.


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  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    82 minutes
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Country
    Luxembourg
  • Rating
    NOT RATED
  • Note
    With English subtitles.
  • Director
    Julie Schroell
  • Screenwriter
    Julie Schroell
  • Producer
    Julie Schroell, Jesus Gonzalez-Elvira
  • Cast
    Yemn Jordan Taisigûe López