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The Invisible Nation is a documentary film set on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua about the plight of indigenous communities to preserve their culture and the largest tropical biosphere in Central America. The film is a look at the daily life in the Mayagna community of Awas Tingni. Preserved by countless generations of the Mayagna people, Awas Tingni is one of the last expanses of virgin tropical forests remaining in Central America. In order to protect themselves once against the threat of deforestation, the Mayagna have summoned the government of Nicaragua before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica, marking the first time that an indigenous communitiy challenges the law of a state in an international court of law.

France - 2000 - 52 mn - DV - Colour

Réalisation Guillaume Lemaître Scénario Jean-Denis Bonan Image Jacob Pinger Son Ulrike Laub Montage Dominique Marcombe

Production Bekad Films, 1, avenue Bertie Albrecht, 75008 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4270 2691 Fax : +33 (0)1 5659 0502

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