El Salvador Movies

Roque Dalton was the Bertolt Brecht of Central America. His political struggle against the Salvadorian dictatorships brought him into jail various...

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

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...

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

A hangover is the least of Giovanni's problems when his wild bachelor party and a stripper give him the biggest headache of his life.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

Produced by the Radio Venceremos System, chronicles the first decade of the guerrilla broadcaster that became a crucial communication tool for the...

A narcissistic comedian wakes up in the opposite sex body following an automobile accident.

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

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

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

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

An experimental short film about a day in the life of a barefoot boy who sells newspapers in San Salvador.