Red Princesses

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Red Princesses
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Spanish Princesas rojas
Directed by Laura Astorga
Written byLaura Astorga
Starring Fernando Bolaños
Release date
  • 11 February 2013 (2013-02-11)(Berlin)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCosta Rica
LanguageSpanish

Red Princesses (Spanish : Princesas rojas) is a 2013 Costa Rican drama film directed by Laura Astorga. It was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. [1] The film tells the story of the daughters of Sandinista revolutionaries who flee to neighboring Costa Rica.

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  1. "Costa Rica postula a 'Princesas Rojas' al Óscar 2015". La Nacion. Retrieved 1 October 2014.