Everyday History

Nicaragua's Revolution as seen by Women and Mothers

Doña Petrona, from the rural town of Regadio, persistently asserts her belief in the traditional role of women while her step-daughter, Otilia, confronts this rural/conservative attitude and seeks more freedom and independence.

Doña Clementina in the small town of Esteli supports the revolution with the hope that this will open more doors for women. Her daughter, Joana, wants to be a professional. She gets a grant to study medicine in the Soviet Union.

Other young women voluntarily join the military and perceive their duty as part of the battle to advance the place of women in society.

The film tactfully approsches the lives of these women: their lives in the countryside, the city and on the front-lines. An intimate view, not without contradictions lifestyles and rhythms of Nicaragua.