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Directed by: Maryo J. de los Reyes
Overview
"How does a 17 year old mother and leader of a girl gang survive in a region where violence and abuse has become the norm? In Daughters of War Peruvian director, Maria Barea, documents Gabriela's life in Ayacucho, Peru, the former Maoist guerrilla stronghold ravaged by civil war in the 1980's. This is the first episode in the documentary film series "Girls Around the World" exploring the lives of 17 year old girls on their journey to womanhood. As Gabriela's story unfolds, we witness first hand the effects that war, drugs and poverty have had on this generation of youths in Peru and will have on generations to come."--Website http://www.wmm.com/catalog/pages/c541.htm