Sombras al Amanecer

Ernesto Jara 2024 Costa Rica Spanish w/English subs. 50 minutes Distribution: La Pecera (Ernesto@lapecera.org)

COMMUNIST PARTY – WORKERS ACTIVISM | Costa Rica

An intimate portrait of a working-class family in Costa Rica in the early 1930s. The protagonist, a baker, joins the newly founded Communist Party with dramatic consequences on his family life. His relationship with the Party also becomes problematic. It is a drama based on rigorous historical research.