El Salvador Movies

The central objective of the documentary is to show the social situation of the peasant communities in the department of Morazán. The...

A monologue about the meaning of being art, delivered by the last character you’d expect: a pair of pants. A short film by Ponchi Simán.

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

Olivia is a disturbed woman who shows some signs of amnesia and madness. Accompanied only by Esther, she fantasizes that some day her beloved Julio...

Huachindango is the small capital of a small Central American country. In this city, women must enter rooms managed by “The System” at...

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

This documentary juxtaposes scenes of El Salvador's opposition factions, including U.S. government advisors and government troops, and guerrillas and...

A cleaning woman steals a Salvadoran Civil War map and hunts for a treasure in the hopes of reuniting with her son.

Two young brothers from El Salvador cross the border with dreams of a better life. Despite their incredible bond, their paths diverge, with one...

It shows the situation of the peasant communities, and FMLN combatants in Cerro de Guazapa, due to aerial bombardments by the army.

During the early 1970s, hundreds of peasants in a remote region of El Salvador began to emulate the early Christians, working the land together and...

After a tragic death, a family of three is forced to move to a desolated part of the country only to be haunted by mythical creatures.

The story between two women, María, an immigrant Salvadoran living in Spain, where she losses her job, and she has to take care of an elderly...

A meditation on the intersection of Afro-Caribbean and Indigenous American existence.

It documents the civil war in El Salvador, in its first 8 years, as well as the political movements, and the human rights violations that occurred.

An experimental short film centering on a circus performance in San Salvador.

A young woman struggles with getting a good night sleep after being haunted by a ghost of her past.

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...

Presents the game in which El Salvador classified to the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

For Lourdes, a writer of the Salvadoran diaspora, returning to her native country means having to face complex emotions around a misogynistic...