Rosita
ROSITA, an hour-long documentary by award-winning filmmakers Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater, traces a young girl's journey from innocent victim to unwitting victor. When a nine-year-old Nicaraguan girl becomes pregnant as a result of a rape, her parents — illiterate campesinos working in Costa Rica — seek a legal "therapeutic" abortion to save their only child's life. Their quest pits them against the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, the medical establishment, and the Catholic Church. When their story gains international media attention the repercussions ripple across Latin America and Europe.
". . . only the most hardhearted of viewers will not be moved by the quandaries faced by Rosita and her impoverished but proud family."
— Video Librarian , March, 2006
Director: Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater
Author: María López Vigil
Year: 2005
Produced by: Barbara Attie
subtitel: Spanish, English
Length: 60 mins
BW / colour: Color
Language: English, Spanish
Distrubtor commerical: Bullfrog Films at video@bullfrogfilms.com or 1-800-543-3764
Link: Rosita: A Documentary
Link: The Tragedy and Triumph of “Rosita”