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Gloria’s parents are revolutionary Sandinistas, fighting to liberate Nicaragua from decades under dictatorship. In 1979, they are finally successful, plunging the nation into civil war. Living life on the front line, the greater good forever takes centre stage. But what about young Gloria? Now an adult, Gloria recalls the past with painful clarity. Her reflections pave the way for searing debates…

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Broken Promise of the Maquilas

Nicaragua | 2016

Nicaragua's one-time revolutionary Daniel Ortega returned to power on a manifesto of labour rights and power to the people. But a decade on, workers are fleeing horrific abuse inside the country's factories.

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A Quiet Inquisition

Nicaragua | 2014

Would you break the law to save a mother's life? At a public hospital in Nicaragua, this is the ethical dilemma that faces obstetrician Dr. Carla Cerrato on a routine basis. It is one of only five countries in the world to ban abortion outright - even in cases of rape, incest, and likely maternal fatality. As hapless young mothers implore her help, and Carla's work becomes increasingly personal, …

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Hard Labour

Nicaragua | 2011

Nearly half of Nicaragua's population live below the poverty line. It means that working has become part of everyday life for hundreds of thousands of children, as their families struggle to make ends meet.

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Our America

Nicaragua | 2007

Barely out of her teens, Magali joined a women's battalion of the Sandinista rebels and fought the US-funded Contras. Footage of Magali with her comrades became one of the defining images of a revolution driven by young idealists. Twenty five years on, the journalist who filmed Magali returns to Nicaragua to track her down. She finds a country changed beyond recognition, where the proud young reb…

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