Panama Canal Stories

Panama Canal Stories

2014 · 106 min · ★ 4.6 · Drama, History

Five shorts spanning a century on lives impacted by the Panama Canal. Men, women and children who are influenced by the existence of the "Canal", the event that changed the history of not only a country but the world.

Directed by Abner Benaim · Written by Alejandro Fadel

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