Estrellas De La Linea


1h 30m 2006

Brief Synopsis

A group of prostitutes who live in a Guatemala City slum and turn tricks for $2. They formed a soccer team in 2004 and joined a local five-a-side league. The league's organizer expelled them when they revealed their profession to draw media attention to their plight. The ban sparked a national contr

Film Details

Also Known As
Railroad All Stars, The, Railroad All-Stars
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Media Luna Entertainment; Producciones Sin Un Duro

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

A group of prostitutes who live in a Guatemala City slum and turn tricks for $2. They formed a soccer team in 2004 and joined a local five-a-side league. The league's organizer expelled them when they revealed their profession to draw media attention to their plight. The ban sparked a national controversy.

Film Details

Also Known As
Railroad All Stars, The, Railroad All-Stars
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Media Luna Entertainment; Producciones Sin Un Duro

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the John Schlesinger Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States February 2006

Released in United States January 2007

Released in United States July 2006

Released in United States June 2006

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 9-19, 2006.

Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Opening Film) April 28-May 7, 2006.

Shown at Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 6-17, 2006.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Cine Latino) January 4-15, 2007.

Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Feature Film Competition) June 13-18, 2006.

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Opening Film) April 28-May 7, 2006.)

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features) September 28-October 13, 2006.

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features) September 28-October 13, 2006.)

Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Cine Latino) January 4-15, 2007. )

Released in United States February 2006 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 9-19, 2006.)

Released in United States June 2006 (Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Feature Film Competition) June 13-18, 2006. )

Released in United States July 2006 (Shown at Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 6-17, 2006.)