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.

Myriam, an auxiliary of social life, has been on mission for some days, Mr. Bariani, a seventy-year-old widowed and touched by a heavy handicap. Taking advantage of the weakness of the old man, Myriam adopts a detestable behavior by abusing 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.
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