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Costa Rica S.A. (2006)

Costa Rica S.A. poster
Original title
Costa Rica, S.A.
Directed by
Pablo Ortega
Genre
documentary film
Country
Costa Rica
Runtime
1h 44m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the controversial aspects of the CAFTA trade agreement between the United States, Central America, and the Dominican Republic. It uses humor to reveal the geopolitical nature of the deal rather than focusing only on its commercial side.

humorousinformativecriticalengagingthought-provokinglightheartedenergeticpolitical

What happens

Costa Rica S.A. es un documental costarricense escrito, dirigido y producido por Pablo Ortega en el año 2006, que explora con humor una serie de aspectos polémicos del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Estados Unidos, Centroamérica y República Dominicana (CAFTA, por sus siglas en inglés), mostrando su carácter esencialmente geopolítico, antes que meramente comercial. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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