Best Panamanian movies
A curated collection of popular movies from Panama.
Donaire y Esplendor (2017)
Donaire y Esplendor (2017)
In the traditional carnival of the small town called Las Tablas, there are two rival streets: Up Street and Down Street. A young couple, after an unexpected encounter at the airport, fall hopelessly in love.
Operation Just Cause (2019)
Operation Just Cause (2019)
The stories of a Panamanian officer who feels betrayed by his superiors, of a young man from the neighborhood trying to prevent his friends from going out to fight, of a fisherman going through a thousand adventures trying to bury his compadre, of an imprisoned American businessman for conspiring as a CIA agent against the dictatorship and an alcoholic prostitute who cannot escape her past ... all in the middle of the Christmas preparations, just as the US invasion of Panama begins.
Diablo Rojo PTY (2019)
Diablo Rojo PTY (2019)
A "Diablo Rojo" bus driver, his helper, a priest, and two policemen fall victim to a mysterious spell and end up lost somewhere in the Chiriqui jungle, where they will have to survive the creatures that inhabit the roads, with the old bus as their only refuge.
Frozen in Russia (2018)
Frozen in Russia (2018)
The dream of Panama is to qualify for the World Cup. Jamel, a big fan of the national team, is depressed after a 4-0 loss to the United States. When making a promise to the Black Christ of Portobelo, Jamel goes towards Russia. On his arrival, he meets a compatriot who helps him in the adaptation of the new culture and thus fulfills the promise made to the saint.
Panama Canal Stories (2014)
Panama Canal Stories (2014)
Five shorts spanning a century on lives impacted by the Panama Canal. Men, women and children who are influenced by the existence of the "Canal", the event that changed the history of not only a country but the world.
Melaza (2012)
Melaza (2012)
With the closure of the sugar mill, the little town of Molasses is devastated, lifeless. Aldo and Monica form a young married couple that do not find a way to survive. By supporting each other, they try to save their world without loosing their faith.
Caos en la ciudad (2012)
Caos en la ciudad (2012)
How does progress in a city influence the life of its inhabitants? Panama is one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America, as reflected primarily in the various construction mega-projects that have been adorning the capital of this small country. Many in this city brag about the pace of development that is taking place, but to what point can we speak of development? The documentary seeks to assess this development in terms of the improvement or worsening it produces in the Panamanians’ quality of life.
Sister & Sister (2023)
Sister & Sister (2023)
Summer vacation. Two sisters, Marina (17) and Luna (14), travel from Costa Rica to Panama to look for their absent father. While dealing with frictions that arise between them, they find space to explore their desires, new friendships, lovers, and skateboarding, on a journey toward emancipation where they discover the joy of the simple act of hanging out.
Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United (2019)
Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United (2019)
Through the magic of 3D and IMAX cameras, audiences everywhere can take a mind-blowing trip through one of the seven wonders of the modern world in PANAMA CANAL 3D: A LAND DIVIDED A WORLD UNITED, revealing not only its vast scope, but plunging down into the locks and mechanical operations, boarding the giants sailing the Canal, gliding airborne over the entire country, the Panama railway, exploring by native canoe, discovering the unexpected tropical rain forest beauty and wildlife. The film sweeps from the days when Conquistadores struggled through a water-soaked quagmire to the 19th-Century French canal-digging debacle to the American engineering achievement that revolutionized shipping and tropical medicine. It's also about the visionary present, documenting efforts by Panama to expand the 100-year-old waterway to accommodate post-panamax ships. It concludes with a fusion of old and new Panama, its skyscrapers, its culture, a rising economic nerve of Central America.
The Life We Dreamt Of (2021)
The Life We Dreamt Of (2021)
A man tries to survive in a lonely, abandoned and different world
Panquiaco (2020)
Panquiaco (2020)
Many years ago, Cebaldo bade farewell to his family, who are members of Panama's indigenous population. Now, working in a Portuguese fishing port, he is overcome by nostalgia every evening and plays a melancholy song on the jukebox in a café.
The Wind and the Water (2008)
The Wind and the Water (2008)
From out of the Panamanian countryside, an indigenous teen travels to the capital city to find work and build a future for himself. While the young man tries to adjust to the fast pace of the city, he develops a crush on a girl from a wealthy family. At first, the girl seems unattainable, but a change of scenery also changes the nature of their relationship.
Oasis (2017)
Oasis (2017)
Two pals go on a tropical vacation together in order to escape from their troubles, but the trip forces them to confront the fissures in their friendship.
Black Butterflies (2024)
Black Butterflies (2024)
Tanit, Valeria and Shaila are three women from very different parts of the world who face the same problem: climate change. They will lose everything because of global warming effects and they will be forced to emigrate to survive.
Sin Pepitas En La Lengua (2018)
Sin Pepitas En La Lengua (2018)
Isa, who is aggravated by her life, decides to visit a non traditional doctor. Through the use of hypnotherapy, Isa discovers that her pain is caused by repressed feelings and that the way for her to heal is to say everything she thinks.
Shadows (2021)
Shadows (2021)
A veteran judge is nominated to the Supreme Court, sparking a fierce battle between opposing sides. As his past comes under scrutiny, accusations and rumors threaten to change everything.
The Empire Visits Us Once More (1990)
The Empire Visits Us Once More (1990)
In Portobelo, two friends go to a Congo dance and witness an invasion of demons, while Panama is invaded by Americans troops in 1989: this turns into an account of what happened in the cities of Colón and Panamá.
Ileana, the Woman (1966)
Ileana, the Woman (1966)
In Chiriquí, among rural bourgeoisie, the frivolous wife of a landowner feels attracted to a womanizer, while her husband falls for an American young woman.