El inmortal

El inmortal

2005 · 78 min · ★ 8.0

A family is torn apart by the conflict in Nicaragua, leaving brother fighting brother and illustrating religious manipulation, male chauvinism and poverty as part of the destructive legacy of war.

Directed by Mercedes Moncada Rodríguez

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