The best of Latin American Cinema in Toronto
A beautiful woman turns to prostitution. She must surrender her income to the leader of a human trafficking ring, but her daughter’s illness and a drug addiction prevent her from delivering her usual share. An unexpected event will give her the opportunity to stop obeying Read More …
A group of veteran guerrillas fighters and soldiers face the hatred of the past and the pains of the present, when they return, twenty five years later, to the neighborhoods of San Salvador where they fought the final battle of the Salvadoran Civil War. Director Read More …
Latin-Canadian teen Tony Tenorio is robbed of the phone he’s writing his college application on (due to a broken computer) and is called a racist slur by a thug (Connor McKenzie). He lies to his mother, saying he sent the application in to preserve her Read More …
Elena and Mateo are first generation immigrants from Latin America. Choosing to come to Canada to make a better future for their family, taking the risk that migrants face everyday. During the celebration of their youngest child’s birthday, the family is startled by the arrival Read More …
This 24 minutes documentary film explores the life of Zoilamérica Ortega Murillo, adoptive daughter of Daniel Ortega, leader of the Sandinista revolution and the current President of Nicaragua. The film reveals her struggle as a survivor of sexual abuse twenty years after she publicly accused Read More …
