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...

Salvadoran documentary about the revolutionary movement, produced by the Centro de Producciones Audiovisuales de Guazapa.

January 22, 1932. An unprecedented peasant uprising erupts in western El Salvador, as a group of Latino and indigenous peasants cut army supply...

A castaway and an eccentric sailor hunt down an ancient creature that may or may not be real.

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

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...

A Salvadoran comedy about a group of friends who travel to the United States in search of a better life, but are scammed and forced to undertake a...

This documentary narrates the causes and revolutionary process in Central America, primarily in Nicaragua and El Salvador. Produced in 1985, it comes...

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

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

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.

In the early 1980s, at the beginning of what would become a 12-year-long civil war, El Salvador's talented football team was one national institution...

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...

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.

Diana develops a deep interest in the sound of the sirens that roam her city every night, until she starts to talk to them in her dreams.

This documentary examines the formation of labor unions in El Salvador and the systematic violations of workers’ rights that characterized the...

Join affable presenter Nigel Marven as he explores El Salvador, the volatile land of volcanoes with a colorful culture and natural history. Follow...

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

Documents the destruction caused by American bombings. Compares the cities of Torola and Morazán, and Berlín and Usulután.

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