Costa Rica Movies

In 1812, in the city of Cartago, Costa Rica, momentous news is announced: King Ferdinand VII, who has escaped the Napoleonic invasion of Spain, plans...

This documentary, filmed at Christmas 1973, "searches" for the causes of malnutrition in the slums, in the unemployed population, in the living...

Compilation of 18 animated short films made by Spanish-speaking artists from around the world for the Filmoteca Maldita Short Film Festival. This...

Federico and German were best friends, fighting the dictatorship and looking for freedom together. Years later Federico and his wife are movie...

A heartwarming story about a soccer team from an orphanage, who want to win a championship to be able to fix their home

Costa Rica, 1987. Amidst state violence and the HIV crisis rattling diverse communities, a 33-year-old prepares to debut as a drag queen at one of...

Tonight, an ill man has to die in spite of his pregnant wife.

It tells the story of Christian and Antonio, two best friends, who have known each other since childhood; However, at the age of 18, these friends...

Years after immigrating to the United States, Matt (Gabriel Berm) grapples with the notion of family. A call from his sister, Callie (Callie Morken),...

Aaron Spielman, an unfortunate film producer, seeks revenge for the failure of his frustrated film, making the behind the scenes of his film "Amores...

Women of the Mangrove is the story of the Mudecoop Cooperative. Manzanillo is a small fishing town on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica that struggles...

In a small mountain house, under the law of the Christian Holy Family, a mother and her two children live in confinement forced by her husband, but...

Because of his lower class status, Alberto is rejected by Elvira. He then travels to the capital city to study Philosophy and return worthy of...

In 1974, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) began work on the Arenal hydroelectric project. As a result, two towns, Arenal and...

A blind old lady threads an endless thread while her house floats in the sea. Sometimes, she asks her god to wake her up from the dream of being...

In 2018, the Nicaraguan police brutally repressed anti-government protests organised by high school students. K., a 17-year-old girl who was...

Iraqi theater director Mohsen Sadoon Yasin has spent much of his life in involuntary exile. His daughter, Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez, has...

The film is a call of conscience about the disappearance of forests in the country. Great industrial needs have created a greater demand for wood,...