Director / Writer Dana Ziyasheva Talks About 'Defenders of Life'
Director Dana Ziyasheva made her directorial debut, 'Defenders of Life' which focuses on the Ngäbe community, and the hardships Ngäbe girls faced in Costa Rica.

Sacramento CA is a hotbed for human trafficking. What started as a normal day for Kelly turns into her worst unimaginable nightmare. Abducted by a ruthless gang of bikers and cartel she is sold and shipped off to a buyer far from her home who has an insatiable appetite for pretty young girls. Awakening in a kill room and discovering footage on a camcorder of the horrors that lie ahead of her, Kelly must escape or be led to slaughter like the rest of the Human Herd before her.
Director Dana Ziyasheva made her directorial debut, 'Defenders of Life' which focuses on the Ngäbe community, and the hardships Ngäbe girls faced in Costa Rica.
The film reminds us to remember the people who had the courage and dignity that had made the world better, even when the memory was absent.
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