Rigoberta Menchu: Daughter of the Maya
“The story of an unlikely hero”
2016•1h 1m•Released
Documentary
The story of an unlikely hero, a poor indigenous Maya girl living in a remote section of Guatemala, who survived a genocide and became a voice for her people worldwide.
Director
Dawn Gifford Engle
Writer
Dawn Gifford Engle
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
PeaceJam Productions
Cast
Giacomo Buonafina
Self
Rigoberta Menchú
Self
Production
Company
PeaceJam Productions
Producer
Elizabeth Parmly Weber
Producer
Bertha Gonzales
Producer
Ana Morales
Producer
Jacque Gellein
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