This is a list of books and films about
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...
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Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
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'' A film about
William Walker, a 19th-century soldier of fortune and ruler of Nicaragua.
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Under Fire'' A film about the last days of
Somoza
The Somoza family ( es, Familia Somoza) is a former political family that ruled Nicaragua for forty-three years from 1936 to 1979. Their family dictatorship was founded by Anastasio Somoza García and was continued by his two sons Luis Somoza D ...
's rule. (Fictional story)
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Back from Nicaragua'' A 1984 film by Julio Emilio Moliné featuring Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Holly Near.
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Carla's Song
''Carla's Song'' is a 1996 film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty, that deals with the impact of the Contra War in Nicaragua. It is a United Kingdom–Spain–Germany co-production.
Plot
Set in 1987, Carla's Song tells the st ...
'' A film about the
Sandinistas
The Sandinista National Liberation Front ( es, Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas () in both English and Spanish. The party is named after Augusto Cé ...
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Contras
The Contras were the various U.S.-backed and funded right-wing rebel groups that were active from 1979 to 1990 in opposition to the Marxist Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction Government in Nicaragua, which came to power in 1979 fol ...
conflict. (Fictional, but highly political)
* ''Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive'
A 1983 television documentary by
John Pilger
John Richard Pilger (; born 9 October 1939) is an Australian journalist, writer, scholar, and documentary filmmaker. He has been mainly based in Britain since 1962. He was also once visiting professor at Cornell University in New York.
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Nicaragua Was Our Home'' A documentary about repression of the
Miskito Miskito may refer to:
* Miskito people, ethnic group in Honduras and Nicaragua
** Miskito Sambu, branch of Miskito people with African admixture
** Tawira Miskito, branch of Miskito people of largely indigenous origin
* Miskito language, original ...
Indians.
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Pictures from a Revolution'' A 1991 documentary in which
Susan Meiselas
Susan Meiselas (born June 21, 1948) is an American documentary photographer. She has been associated with Magnum Photos since 1976 and been a full member since 1980. Currently she is the President of the Magnum Foundation. She is best known for h ...
returns to Nicaragua to seek out the people and places she'd photographed there in 1979, during the
revolution
In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...
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Que viva Mauricio Demierre/Y también la revolucion'' A 2006 documentary by
Stéphane Goël about a Swiss cooperant who was murdered by the contras during the revolution.
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Last Plane Out
''Last Plane Out'' is a 1983 film, directed by David Nelson, son of Ozzie and Harriet. It was based on journalist Jack Cox's (who co-produced the film) experience in Nicaragua when it was ruled by Anastasio Somoza Debayle and his battle again ...
'' 1983 film about the last days of
Somoza
The Somoza family ( es, Familia Somoza) is a former political family that ruled Nicaragua for forty-three years from 1936 to 1979. Their family dictatorship was founded by Anastasio Somoza García and was continued by his two sons Luis Somoza D ...
's rule.
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The Mosquito Coast'' by
Peter Weir
Peter Lindsay Weir ( ; born August 21, 1944) is a retired Australian film director. He's known for directing films crossing various genres over forty years with films such as '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975), ''Gallipoli'' (1981), ''Witness ...
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Sandino (1990)'' by
Miguel Littín
Miguel Ernesto Littin Cucumides (born 9 August 1942) is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, film producer and novelist. He was born to a Palestinian father, Hernán Littin and a Greek mother, Cristina Cucumides.
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Miguel Littin dir ...
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Kill the Messenger (2014 film)'' by
Michael Cuesta
Michael Cuesta (born July 8, 1963) is an American film and television director, best known for his independent films, specially for having co-written and directed the 2001 film, ''L.I.E. (film), L.I.E.'' He has directed and produced television se ...
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From the Ashes: Nicaragua Today'' by
Helena Solberg
Helena Solberg (born June 17, 1938 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian-born documentarist who, since 1971, has made her career in the United States. She is recognized as the only woman to participate in "Cinema Novo" movement in Brazil.
In 1983, S ...
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Bibliography of Nicaragua
This is a bibliography of selected works about Nicaragua.
Bibliography
*Asleson, Vern. (2004) ''Nicaragua: Those Passed By''. Galde Press
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List of Nicaraguan films
This is a list of films produced in Nicaragua.
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* ''Alsino and the Condor'' (''Alsino y el cóndor'') (1982)
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* ''El Center fielder'' (1985)
* ''El Chogui'' (2001)
* ''Cinema Alcázar'' (1997)
* ''Con ánimo de lucro'' (2006)
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Films and books
Works about Nicaragua