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The Jungle Radio


Country of Production: Germany
Running Time: 90 min
Commentary Language: Spanish
Subtitile: English
Year of Production: 2009
Date of First Release: September 19, 2009
Author: Susanne Jaeger
Director: Susanne Jaeger
Company of Production: Sonja Ewers, Susanne Jaeger

Brief Synopsis:
In heart of rural Nicaragua, deep in the jungle, Yamileth Chavarria has founded a citizens'''' radio station with a unique mission: the fight against the all-prevalent domestic violence. A self-styled "talkative witch", Yamileth goes on the air daily to chattily denounce the local men who abuse their wives and children. In doing so, the radio host hopes to take a stand against the failure of the judicial authorities, who seldom if ever bring charges in cases like these - even when they end in murder. Yamileth herself has often been threatened, but refuses to be intimidated. As she puts it - "If they have to shoot me down in front of the microphone, everyone will hear".
Filmography:
2009 ¡°The Jungle Radio¡±, Documentary film 90 min.,
¡°Eifers¨¹chtig¡± (Jealous), Documentary film 45 min.,
2007 ¡°Mein wunderbares Ich¡± (My marvelous Self), Documentary film, 45 min.,
2006 ¡°Leben f¨¹r 8 Cent¡±,Documentary film, 45 min.,
2005 ¡°Vater und Feind¡± (Father and Enemy), Docudrama, 58 min.,
2004 ¡°Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth¡±, Documentary film, 92 min.,
2003 ¡°F¨¹nf Minuten bis zur Bombe¡± - Israel in Alarmbereitschaft-,
Documentary film, 29 min.,
2002 ¡°Ein halbes Leben¡±, feature film, 30 min., group production of the ¡°Kunsthochschule f¨¹r Medien¡±