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2009 | Color | 1h 26

This film tells the story of the fantastic life of Sinbad, the diver who fell in love with a mermaid, who dies, is born and grows up in the Miskito lands of Nicaragua.


Country: México, España, Nicaragua
Direction: Moncada Rodríguez; Mercedes
Script: Moncada Rodríguez; Mercedes
Production: Sánchez Sosa; Jorge, Iglesias; Gervasio
Photography: Catalán; Alex, Villarías; Cuco, Villanueva; Emiliano
Sound: A. Manovel; José
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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