The Ghost of War
MovieTitle | El espectro de la guerra |
User score | 5 |
Release date | Jan 1, 1988 |
Genre | Music, Drama |
Director | Ramiro Lacayo-Deshon |
Production country | Mexico, Nicaragua, Cuba, Spain |
Production companies | ICAIC, Instituto Nicaraguense de Cine (INCINE), TVE |
Run time | 79 min. |
In this political thriller, Reynaldo, a young dancer from a resort area on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, deserts his career to join his nation's fight against the American-backed Contras. Wartime footage is interspersed with dance scenes, including one notable break-dancing demonstration at a discotheque. Despite its heavy political theme, this Spanish-language war drama also features a romantic subplot.