El Salvador Movies

A young woman in El Salvador wishes to hear the village bell before she joins a caravan to the US, but the antique bell hasn't rung in 25 years and th...

In the 1970s, the 1500 organized workers of Puerto el Triunfo - mostly women - thanks to their struggles were amongst the more privileged laborers in...

After going throughout a depressing job interview, Manuel must face his mother and his friends, who offer different perceptions about the current labo...

Iván travels to a deserted island to reunite with his boyfriend, but tragedy strikes. In search of answers, he takes part in a ritual with a shaman… a...

Filmed by Guillermo Escalón in July 1981, it shows daily life in territories under guerrilla control in the Francisco Sánchez Northeastern Front, Depa...

The title refers to the legacy of Archbishop Oscar Romero who was assassinated in his cathedral in March 1980.

In the capital of El Salvador, the drivers of a bus, a taxi, a minibus and a private car confront the ravages of 12 years of civil war that continue t...

Eliseo Alberto (aka Lichi) was a scion of one of the most renowned families in Cuban arts and letters. He fled to Mexico City in 1990 where he lived t...

Luis has lived peacefully in Santa Esperanza, one of the most dangerous cities in the Federal Republic of Central America, until the day he witnesses...

A portrayal of the harsh conditions faced by Salvadorans in the 1960s and 70s.

Alejandro Cotto, a pioneer of Salvadoran cinema, celebrates his 63rd birthday in Suchitoto while the youth celebrate the end of the civil war. He spea...

Breaking down the colonial tradition of piñatas, this personal film probes into a loss of faith while retracing a family history.

Have you ever wondered what the day of your funeral will be like? Juanca is a ghost who visits his own funeral. He listens to conversations from the...

Cinematic documentary made in 1982, which reveals the life and organization of some camps in the eastern zone of El Salvador. It shows images of comba...

José Antonio Sistiaga is one of the greats in Basque contemporary art. Through lively exchanges begun in 1993 with his Salvadoran friend Manuel Sorto,...

A documentary about Sistema Radio Venceremos, an underground radio network of the anti-government Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) dur...

A poet and a spirit have an ongoing deal: Haiku for life.

In this powerful hybrid documentary, filmmaker Julio López Fernández carefully combines the testimony of victims of sexual violence during the Salvado...

After nearly thirty years apart, three friends reunite at a funeral to reflect on life's trivialities and the inevitability of death.

Torn between love and faith, a monk goes on a pilgrimage looking for a sign.