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Causa Justa

Operación Causa Justa

2019

Interlocking stories unfold during the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama — a disillusioned soldier betrayed by his superiors, a young man trying to keep his friends out of the fighting, a fisherman on a grim errand. A dramatic mosaic of a nation under attack.

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Part of 7 Essential Films from Panama

This film is stop 3 of 7 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Panama. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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