Nicaragua-2009, 91 min.
Director- Florence Jaugey
OPENING NIGHT FILM- Roxie Theater – Friday September 17, 2010
LA YUMA – added
5PM Sunday September 19
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This is the story of Yuma, a strong-willed and rebellious girl from the poor neighborhoods of Managua who dreams of being a boxer. In her poor neighborhood, gangs fight for control of the street. In her home, there’s no love. She dreams of the ring, energy and agile feet and hands. They are also her only options. A chance encounter: Yuma meets Ernesto, a journalism student from the better side of the city. Despite their differences, they fall in love, attracted to each other by their shared desire to find their own space in the world. Yuma’s story is a slice of life deeply rooted in Nicaragua, today. A daily Nicaragua and unknown, which contrasts with the image of the country abroad, essentially related to natural disasters, revolutions and wars.
Managua. Hoy. La Yuma quiere ser boxeadora. En su barrio pobre, los pandilleros luchan por el control de la calle. En su hogar, solo existe el desamor. El ring, la energía y la agilidad de pies y manos, son sus sueños y opciones. Una calle, un robo, un encuentro: Yuma conoce a Ernesto, estudiante universitario. Son diferentes pero se enamoran, atraídos por el mismo deseo de encontrar su propio espacio en el mundo. La historia de Yuma es un trozo de vida profundamente arraigado en la Nicaragua de hoy. Una Nicaragua cotidiana y desconocida que contrasta con la imagen del país que se vehicula en el exterior, esencialmente ligada con catástrofes naturales, revoluciones y guerras.
Director: Florence Jaugey
Screenwriters: Florence Jaugey, with the collaboration of Edgar Soberón Torchia, Juan Sobalvarro
Producers: Florence Jaugey, Miguel Necoechea, José Maria Morales, Marie Claude Arbaudie, Gorune Aprikian
Director of Photography Frank Pineda
Editor: Mario Sandoval Sound: Arsenio Cadena, Julio Molina
Music: Rodrigo Barberá
Cast: Alma Blanco, Gabriel Benavides, Rigoberto Mayorga, Juan Carlos García, Eliézer Traña, Maria Esther López, Guillermo “Polvorita” Martinez, Salvador Espinoza
