The Uprising

The Uprising 1980 Directed by Peter Lilienthal La Insurrección

This movie is about the liberation by the Sandinistas of the Anastasio Somoza regime in NIcaragua. The movie covers some of te key points in the fight for León, a city close to the capital Managua, and the first liberated territory. Many of the inhabitants of León who participated in the guerrilla and members of the sandinista army participated in the film.

Country Germany

Production Countries Costa Rica , Germany , Nicaragua

Language Spanish

Spoken Languages German , Spanish

Gneres Drama , War

Production Companies ZDF , Provobis Film , Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion (VVF) , Independent Film , Istmo Film S.A.

Release Date 23 October 1980

101 mins