Rosita
USA 2005 • 58 mins • Directors: Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater
Content may disturb
Rosita traces a young girl’s journey from innocent victim to unwilling victor. When a nine year old Nicaraguan girl becomes pregnant after being raped, her parents – illiterate campesinos working in Costa Rica – seek a legal ‘therapeutic’ abortion to save their only child’s life. The traumatic situation triggers a battle over whose life has precedence.
Their quest pits them against the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, the medical establishment and the Catholic Church.
Awards: CINE Golden Eagle, Honorable Mention; Chicago International Television
Awards, ‘Award of Commendation’ Society for Visual Anthropology/American
Anthropological Association
A twenty minute speakers' panel follows every screening:
