Movies & TV Shows from Nicaragua

Alsino, a boy of 10 or 12, lives with his grandmother in a remote area of Nicaragua. He's engulfed in the war between rebels and government troops when a US advisor orders the army to open a staging area by the boy's hamlet. Alsino tries to be a child, climbing trees with a girl, looking through his grandfather's trunk of mementos and trying to fly; he goes to town to sell a saddle, has his first drink and is taken to a brothel. But the war surrounds him. The US advisor takes Alsino on a chopper flight, but he's unimpressed. The soldiers' cruelties awake rebel sympathies in Alsino, and after an army assault backfires, the lad is fully baptized into the conflict.

A queer performance for transforming violence into healing. A traditional dance and its costumes to counter colonial legacies. A peaceful ritual for diluting the imposing masculinity of the cockfighting arena, their sharp damaging spurs, their intense cigar sucking. The Nicaraguan multidisciplinary artist Elyla, amidst masks and fumes, creates a purifying and festive prayer, a serene ceremony of alternativity for tending death.

Mike and Alanna drove a motorbike and sidecar from Alaska to Argentina and interviewed 120 couples about how to stay together for life. They also subjected themselves to scientific tests, to see if their marriage would last. They found out the results at the end of the road...

Ecotourists visiting Granada explore its rich colonial heritage and architecture, and explore the looming caldera of El Mombacho. That is, for those fortunate to stay anywhere besides Hotel "Delicias". But for Matthew and Ashley, two trust fund kids from the States, they picked the wrong hotel. As do the two Italian tourists they meet at the hotel, and who then mysteriously vanish. Suffice it to say that 500 years of colonial rule, with the rape and cultural genocide, has left a lot of bad juju among some of the natives. And they will exact their revenge, if you're unfortunate enough to pick Hotel "Delicias". So stay at Hotel "Delicias" , for a hell of a trip to Granada.

Rita, a woman in the crisis of the 40s, decides to end a relationship that has no future, and undertakes the search for a new love in the days before the historic concert of the Rolling Stones in Havana.

A Berlinale award nominated short feature.

Nicaragua, today. Eleven-year-old María lives with her mother Lilibeth on the edge of an immense rubbish dump. Their future depends on selling a litter of purebred puppies to a local gang member. When the deal falls through, Lilibeth has to move to the outskirts of the city and leave María to work at a recycling factory. The days go by with no sign of her mother's return. María feels abandoned, confused and angry. One night she meets Tadeo, a kind and romantic boy determined to help her find her mother.

Narrative of a period of life (1926 - 1934) of the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino, who was known as "The general of free men."

Compilation of 18 animated short films made by Spanish-speaking artists from around the world for the Filmoteca Maldita Short Film Festival. This collection contains very diverse works, both in technical and thematic aspects, although they all share a genuine spirit of dedication and creativity.

This is the story of Yuma a strong-willed and rebellious girl from the poor neighborhoods of Managua who dreams of being a boxer.

A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories.

Two best friends desperate for love run against time to get their men back after an unexpected switch.

Seeking refuge from their anxieties and menial problems that haunt them at home, two girls from Miami take a last minute surfing trip to Nicaragua.

First sandinist noticiero

Experimental Short from Noticero INCINE

Film showing the political fight for decolonization in Panama.

An interrogation of capitalism and the American dream through migrant labor, GPS, and dairy cows.

An older man and his dog walk around the neighborhood.

Documentary about the participation of women in the Nicaraguan Revolution.

A group of young people in exile experience persecution and discrimination. They will learn how to cope with their new reality by means of solidarity and empathy with each other.