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...

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.

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

In 2008, Teodora Vásquez was convicted of aggravated homicide and sentenced to 30 years in prison for having had a late-term miscarriage.

The latest documentary from Salvadoran director Marlén Viñayo (CACHADA: THE OPPORTUNITY) profiles Geovanny, a ruthless hitman for the...

Alicia is a painter who gives art therapy workshops to women who have suffered different types of violence. Luz is a young plant lover who was...

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

Eugenia is a Brazilian girl who lives in El Salvador trying to complete her activities in a crazy day.

A modern retelling of the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast that changed history. Televised from a closed set in the midst of a global pandemic....

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

Israel Ticas is El Salvador's only criminologist. In one of the world's most dangerous countries, his job is to unearth the hundreds of missing...

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...

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

La Zona Intertidal was made at a time when terrorist acts from both state and paramilitary were the order of the day in El Salvador and shaped the...

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...

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

A fresh, free-wheeling look at the mothers, daughters, teachers, and political prisoners in El Salvador and their struggle to come to terms with...

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

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