Defenders of Life

Defenders of Life (2015) is a drama film directed by Dana Ziyasheva rated 7.5/10.

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.

Cast

Beatriz Brenes

Pamela Salazar

Arman Darbo

Feb Salazar

Eylin Esther Jimenez Gonzales

Esmeralda

Carmen Romero Palacios

Doña Carmen

Francisco Rodriguez Atencio

Don Claudio

Kattia Palacio Palacios

Kattia

Alexis Rodriguez Gallardo

Don Alexis

Mario Mendoza Jimenez

Diego

Maria Bejarano

Doña Maria