
Panama Canal Stories
2014-10-09 · 106 min · ★ 4.6
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.
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- Directors
- Pinky Mon, Carolina Borrero, Abner Benaim, Luis Franco Brantley, Pituka Ortega-Heilbron
- Production companies
- WP Films, Manglar Films, Hypatia Films
- Countries
- Panama
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Lakisha MayClarice Thompson (segment "1913") / Clarice Jones (segment "2013")
Mayra HurleyRose (segment "1913")
Larry DiazMilton (segment "1964")
William McNamaraJerry (segment "2013")
Leo WiznitzerJohn (segment "1913")Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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