Costa Rica Movies

Three women over 65 defend their right to feel alive and to enjoy pleasure and desire.

This documentary, filmed at Christmas 1973, "searches" for the causes of malnutrition in the slums, in the unemployed population, in the living...

The film presents various aspects of prostitutes' lives in Costa Rica. Several prostitutes and some "protectors" agreed to offer a confession about...

Songbirds are disappearing at an alarming rate. The Messenger is a visually thrilling ode to the beauty and importance of the imperiled songbird, and...

Arbitrium is becoming a popular alternative among AI Wellness Coaches. When Astrid decides to partake in this trend to confront someone from her...

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...

El Fin is comedy about the end of the world. Depressed by the recent death of his parents and losing his job, Nico; an ordinary 26 year old, decides...

The story tells about an older adult, who presents some health problem related to her mobility and for which she has to travel to the hospital to do...

Eva a 16-year-old girl lives with her mother, her younger sister and their cat, but wants to move in with her estranged father. Clinging onto him,...

Javier has been an absent father in his son Emiliano’s life. After years of promising him a trip to the mountains, Javier finally takes him....

For Alejandro, judo is more than just a sport: it’s a chance to represent Costa Rica at the Olympic Games. As he trains to face his rivals on...

"La Sequía" describes the relationship of an indigenous couple living in the aridity of the northern countryside. The climatic factor is...

Estela raises her son alone in a neighborhood of San José. His life takes a turn from the day he loses his job

The film follows two 12-year-old girls who are forced to run away from their homes after a traumatic incident. Trapped in a spiral of escape,...

Iraqi theater director Mohsen Sadoon Yasin has spent much of his life in involuntary exile. His daughter, Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez, has...

An experimental film that weaves the intimate thoughts of one woman (Ikwé) with the teachings of her grandmother, the Moon, creating a surreal...

Federico and German were best friends, fighting the dictatorship and looking for freedom together. Years later Federico and his wife are movie...

A mother lives with her daughter who has drug addiction problems, to the point that she steals items from the house to consume crack, in addition to...

A group of students live together in an apartment while the "Semana U" (University Week) takes place at the University of Costa Rica—a time for...