Sunflowers of Nicaragua

Sunflowers of Nicaragua (2017)

May 18th, 20171h 20min

Documentary, TV Movie
100%

Overview

Sixteen female sex workers have been named judicial aides by Nicaragua’s Supreme Court to facilitate the resolution of conflicts that come up in their work. It is the first time in the world that sex workers have had access to this function. The film accompanies some of these women in their mediation work and in the actions they promote through their association, Girasoles (Sunflowers) of Nicaragua, to gain recognition and regulations for autonomous sex work.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Jury Duty: The Comedy

Jury Duty: The Comedy


Released on: 1990-01-14
Comedy, TV Movie

Mild and meek accountant Sanford Lagelfost has been charged with embezzling $3 million dollars from ...

A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field


Released on: 1993-09-10
Comedy, Romance, War, TV Movie

Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to Fran...

Eastern Cross

Eastern Cross


Released on: 1991-07-23
Drama, TV Movie

15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies sh...

Life of Crime 2

Life of Crime 2


Released on: 1998-12-15
Documentary

This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original su...

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids


Released on: 2004-12-08
Documentary

Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta...

Megacities

Megacities


Released on: 1998-08-12
Documentary

Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.

Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive

Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive


Released on: 1983-01-01
Documentary

How can a country survive when its jungle borders hold 4000 hostile troops?

Bananas!*

Bananas!*


Released on: 2009-10-09
Documentary

Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana worke...

The Automobile

The Automobile


Released on: 1971-10-10
TV Movie, Drama

An ex-prostitute, feeling an emptiness in her life, decides to fill it by buying a car.

Sins of the Past

Sins of the Past


Released on: 1984-04-02
Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

A ring of call girls leaves the "business" when one of them is murdered. The survivors change their ...

The Salt Mines

The Salt Mines


Released on: 1990-10-01
Documentary

Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived o...

Mustang: The House That Joe Built

Mustang: The House That Joe Built


Released on: 1977-07-27
Documentary

A documentary about the girls of the Mustang Ranch, a legal brothel in Nevada.

Ein Traum von Revolution

Ein Traum von Revolution


Released on: 2024-04-11
Documentary

When the revolution in Nicaragua won its victory nearly 40 years ago, the world began to dream. A yo...

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story


Released on: 1992-01-01
TV Movie, Drama, Crime

This film is based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos a prostitute-turned-serial killer who preyed ...

¡Las Sandinistas!

¡Las Sandinistas!


Released on: 2018-03-12
History, Documentary

¡Las Sandinistas! uncovers the disappearing stories of women who shattered barriers to lead combat a...

The High Price of Passion

The High Price of Passion


Released on: 1986-10-29
Drama, TV Movie

A college professor becomes obsessed with a prostitute.

High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell

High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell


Released on: 1995-08-08
Documentary

Documents 18 months in the lives of three crack addicts in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Babysitter's Black Book

Babysitter's Black Book


Released on: 2015-02-21
Drama, TV Movie

When her parents' financial problems threaten Ashley's dreams for college, the high school whiz kid ...

The Baudis affair, the murderous rumor

The Baudis affair, the murderous rumor


Released on: 2021-10-31
Documentary, TV Movie

In 2002, serial killer Patrice Alègre was sentenced to life imprisonment for five murders. Gendarme ...

High Class Call Girls

High Class Call Girls


Released on: 2015-05-21
Documentary

High Class Call Girls is a a revealing glimpse into the lives of Emily B and Cookie Jane, two self-d...