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Defenders of Life

Defenders of Life

Children Bearing Children

Genres

Drama

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In the hills of Costa Rica, Doña Carmen struggles to pass on her tribe's traditional ways of life. She must soon marry off her only granddaughter, and 70-year-old shaman Don Claudio lays his claim to the girl, who is only 12 and already impregnated by him. When the girl befriends the young son of a visiting anthropologist, it forces a collision between the modern world and the ancient one.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

01 February 2015

Country

Costa Rica

Cast

Beatriz Brenes

Beatriz Brenes

Pamela Salazar

Arman Darbo

Arman Darbo

Feb Salazar

Eylin Esther Jimenez Gonzales

Eylin Esther Jimenez Gonzales

Esmeralda

Carmen Romero Palacios

Carmen Romero Palacios

Doña Carmen

Francisco Rodriguez Atencio

Francisco Rodriguez Atencio

Don Claudio

Kattia Palacio Palacios

Kattia Palacio Palacios

Kattia

Alexis Rodriguez Gallardo

Alexis Rodriguez Gallardo

Don Alexis

Mario Mendoza Jimenez

Mario Mendoza Jimenez

Diego

Maria Bejarano

Maria Bejarano

Doña Maria

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