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- A man reads a letter on a bus, surrounded by people. He discovers that even with so many so near, he is all alone.
- Tatiana (Johanna Solano) is a journalist with a routine life in all its aspects and a recent failed love relationship. Motivated by her best friend, she decides to make a stop and travel around Costa Rica to find herself and inner peace.
- Based on Gabriel García Márquez's novel, this is the unsettling story of 13-year-old noble Sierva and the dog bite that changes her life forever. Abandoned, displaced, in the midst of a sexual awakening and finally exorcised, Sierva finds an unlikely ally in a young priest and together they discover passion.
- Documentary on Tokyo's work culture through the salaryman, an anonymous cog in Japan's immense labor force, via interviews analyzing their role.
- Isa has more than enough on her plate with two children and the household, which she manages on her own. When her husband persists with his wish for a third child, she realizes that something must change.
- The story of an alley. Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and Colombia all have something in common and in this story you will see how similar they are.
- In the middle of paradise, the cross section between cop and criminal, the "haves and have nots", and the ones in charge get muddied. Weaving the story of Antonio and Verónica, will karma seal their fate? A drama-action by sophomore Writer/Director David Mondin.
- Elena dreams being a model but in her attempt to achieve it she meets Christofer a renowned photographer who seems to be her path to success, he meets her to a photoshoot, after meeting she begins to feel suspicious of something bad.
- After Dr. Olman's escape from prison, the path of two brave masked women come together as they take the reins of justice with their own forces to try to capture him. However, they must face their own fears and desires of revenge.
- Light comedy about a boarding house in San José, where all kind of weird things can happen unexpectedly.
- A smart poor girl and a inmature rich boy get their life twisted when they accidently have a baby.
- The story of real life Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas, from his humble beginnings in his home town to his rise to greatness as an elite soccer player.
- Aby, a 15-year-old Honduran immigrant, navigates life in the US alongside her newly-arrived cousin. On Thanksgiving Day, Aby's rebellious spirit clashes with her caregiver's expectations, intensifying her desire to escape the home life.
- After a decade abroad, Antonio returns to Costa Rica for a short visit. Unable to run away as usual, he is confronted with everything he has desperately struggled to put in the past: a broken family, an ailing father, a violent country and long lost friends.
- Born into the Chinese community in Costa Rica, filmmaker Nicole Chi Amén was never able to communicate with her grandmother Guián, who couldn't speak Spanish. After her death, Nicole heads to China to rediscover her roots.
- Through landscapes fueled by silence, resentment and brief moments of joy, Ale, a seventeen-year-old woman, will try to protect her two younger siblings from the seething truth, their mother has left them and is not coming back.
- A Costa Rican farmer, when faced with the prospects of losing his farm, embarks in a journey to Europe to raise enough money to pay his debts meeting new acquaintances, lost relatives and himself.
- "Dos Fridas" is inspired by the relationship between Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and her Costa Rican nurse Judith Ferreto - Judith cared for Frida during the final years of her life. In her memories, Frida was cared for by Judith in her Blue house in México. As a mirror, Judith was cared for by a woman in Costa Rica. In Judith's inner world, reveries, myths, imagination and reality intertwine.
- Manuel got separated from his brother during the evacuation of the Earth and got left behind. He now has to survive an automated mission to save the planet, hoping to find his brother again.
- "Donde Duerme el Horror" unveils an intriguing story of destiny and death. Surprised by an unexpected witness, robbers murder a woman who curses them. Little do they know of her connection with a treacherous sect indeed. Their chosen location to hide the loot turns out to be an adventure lodge where the owners are offered a talisman that supposedly grants wishes. Naively, they wish for a sum of money. Next day their beloved son unexpectedly dies. The exact sum they wished for is offered in accident insurance. Coincidence, or fate? The event lures the couple into a downward spiral. Meanwhile, the robbers are drawn to members of the sect who succeed in seducing and hideously murdering two of them, but one escapes. The owner comes upon the loot. It is again the exact same amount that he has rejected from the insurance company. Now convinced of the power of this amulet and incapable of escaping the consequences of their wish, the mother, gone mad, forces her husband to make a final wish: to bring their son back to life. The film ends with a bleak twist of the plot where the surviving thief, the owners and the undead son, all in the grip of black magic and the powerful talisman collide in a horrifying lesson that proves the dictum: Be careful what you wish for: you may just get it.
- Leo, in a mid of millionaire robbery meets the love of his life, Ana. But now he has to choose between money and love. He chooses love and decides to return the money but the confusion starts with an accident which happens on the way. This takes the audience on a roller coaster ride through a series of risky and funny situations leaving the viewer with suspense and confusion about the whereabouts of the money, experiencing great excitement until the end of the film.A comedy action entertainment for all family.
- Alongside her work as an architect, 40-year old Luisa gives inspirational creative workshops to children. One day, she comes across 17-year-old Yuli by the school toilets; it turns out she has unintentionally become pregnant. Luisa decides to help her - in the process operating herself into a difficult position somewhere between friend, teacher and mother figure.
- The story of Minor Keith and the construction of the Costa Rican Atlantic Railway in the 19th Century. A seemingly small infrastructure project, laying one hundred miles of track cost the lives of over 4000 men, took nearly 20 years to complete, and bankrupted a nation. It resulted in the formation of the United Fruit Company, the largest agricultural enterprise in the world, and the most controversial US company ever to operate in Latin America. UFCO and Minor Keith are still considered the embodiment of US Imperialism by those in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
- A group of friends embark on a road trip into the unknown.
- 'Buscando a Marcos Ramírez' is about a Costarican from the countryside that loses his mother and start living with his grandfather. He starts going to a new high school which means new challenges. As he tries to achieve his life goal of becoming a professional soccer player. In the meantime, he looks for himself, for what he really is, and want to do with his life.
- The town Domingo lives in is being threatened by thugs hired by a developer to expel its inhabitants and pave the way for the construction of a highway. But his land hides a secret-the ghost of his wife who visits him within the mist.
- Diego, a hopeless romantic desperately trying to salvage his relationship with long time girlfriend Sofía, plans a beach getaway to propose and clear the air. A 'chance' encounter with Sofía's old friend Malena will cast doubts on his relationship and skewed understanding of love, quickly turning a perfect weekend in paradise into Diego's worst nightmare.
- Melissa, a photographer, gets in wacky situations to keep both her and her cousin Ricardo, a journalist, from losing their TV Network jobs.
- An in depth look at the world of Parrot Heads, the loyal fan base of Jimmy Buffett.
- A solar storm hits Central America. Its inhabitants must face life disconnected from technology. Fear, friendship and love emerge as they come together with others, while the skies are lit by lights never seen before.
- Passion: of people for the land and sea, of corporations for riches, and of men and women for each other. Vicente and Abigail run a banana plantation in Limon Province, on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Abigail's half-sister Irene, about whom Abigail knew nothing, comes to introduce herself. She is 21 and beautiful. Meanwhile, banana prices fall, threatening the plantation's finances. An oil company works with the government to get off-shore drilling rights, over local objection. Vicente is at the center of each cross-current. Will he fall for Irene, can he save the plantation, will he sell out to corporate offers? What of the coast: can its beauty be saved?
- Mancha is an easygoing bike messenger with no big expectations in life. His only cares in the world are riding his motorcycle, being with his girlfriend Clara, and hanging out with his fellow messengers. His carefree existence is disrupted one day when they all get fired and Clara announces that she is moving to Horse Island - a place that doesn't allow any motorcycles. Faced with no other job prospects, Mancha forms a debt-collecting biker gang with his messenger buddies to try and preserve his way of life and win Clara back.
- As a magical moon appears, different timelines entwine in the mysterious and stagnant town of Manzanillo.
- A young New Yorker finds herself caught between her longing to honor her late mother's love for Christmas and her grandmother's deep-seated aversion to embrace the holiday spirit when she returns to her family's house after many years away.
- After meeting at a party, Luciana and Pedro spark up a spontaneous rendezvous. Eschewing the fraudulent nature of traditional relationships, the pair embarks on a spur of the moment journey together that takes them to the forest. As they explore the beauty in the nature that surrounds them, they camp out under the stars, go on hikes, indulge in the passions of their encounter, and discuss their personal beliefs surrounding love, obligations, and attraction. Lensed in lush black-and-white cinematography amidst the gorgeous backdrop of the Costa Rican forest, an honest and genuine relationship story unfolds, lending a feeling of realism to their storybook romance in a refreshing and youthful way. This is a story about attraction and commitment for a generation whose understandings of personal freedoms and traditional limitations are more open to interpretation.
- Selva (13) lives in a coastal town in the Caribbean. After the sudden disappearance of her only motherly figure, she is left to take care of her grandfather who doesn't want to live. Between shadows and wild games, she must decide if she will help her grandfather die, even though that means going through her last moments of childhood alone.
- * Erotic Thriller (2004) A tropical vacation goes sordid when Corrine learns her husband is a crook who's plundered his parents.
- Gustavo is a 33-year-old psychologist who takes care of Gerardo, his father. Pedro is a 36-year-old history teacher who comes to the country to meet his family for the first time in his life. None of them are ready for what comes ahead in the next forty-eight hours.
- After leaving a note for his family, a lost teenager runs away to Hawaii with just enough cash for a surfboard. Through surfing misadventures, zen monasteries, and travels, he finds his way home.
- A young girl gets involved in a family drama when she starts a secret friendship with a prison inmate. All parts involved, inside and outside, will have to deal with the consequences of such kind of relationship and what's necessary to preserve it.
- A group of friends decide to make a documentary about the ghosts that are supposed to be haunting The Sanatorium in Costa Rica, things get creepy when the arrive to the place.
- What is the worst shark attack ever? Why it's the mass slaughtering of sharks. We decimate 100,000,000 sharks a year = 190 sharks a minute = 3 sharks every second. Sharks are headed towards extinction within a decade which would throw the ecosystem so off balance that humans may not survive this catastrophe, since sharks were around long before trees or birds. What, if anything, can be done to stop this cataclysmic trajectory? Leonardo DiCaprio, The Cure, Veronica Grey & MGMT offer possible solutions to salvage this threatened planet.
- Years after immigrating to the United States, Matt (Gabriel Berm) grapples with the notion of family. A call from his sister, Callie (Callie Morken), becomes the catalyst for a realization: he learns that family transcends borders and manifests in varied forms. The deepest connections endure physical separation, teaching Matt that what truly matters is the unbreakable bond they share, echoing louder than any distance.
- Helmut is a private detective that is force to face his wounds and deepest secrets of the past when he wants to unravel the strange circumstances that surrounds the severe accident of his daughter Ambar, for whom he has failed as a present father.
- Family is no longer a safe place to grow up.
- The adventures and mishaps of Ivick, his dad and his pig pet, as lumberjacks from the snowy mountains' top.
- The show is hosted by three beings called "Davites", princesses from a far away galaxy sent to earth by the spirit of the Queen Aurax. On Earth they live in a hidden magical forest called "Ondivedu". In each episode, children from planet Earth travel to Ondivedu to play, learn and recover Rainbow Prisms that will someday help bring the lost galaxy of "Cripón" back to life.