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.

Mashenka's grandmother tells her a fairy tale about a magical land where tangerines grow that grant wishes. Dreaming only of her mother's recovery and return home, the girl sets out in search of the magic tangerine. But the fulfillment of wishes is under threat all over the world, as an evil minister is poisoning the magic tangerines.
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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