One Man's War
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One Man's War | |
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Directed by | Sérgio Toledo |
Written by | Michael Carter Sérgio Toledo |
Produced by | Ann Skinner |
Starring | Anthony Hopkins Norma Aleandro Fernanda Torres Rubén Blades |
Cinematography | Rodolfo Sánchez |
Edited by | Laurence Méry-Clark |
Music by | John E. Keane |
Production companies | Channel 4, HBO Showcase, Skreba Films, TVS Films |
Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
One Man's War is a 1991 television drama film set in Paraguay in 1976, under the dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner. It is based on the true story of Joel Filártiga (played by Anthony Hopkins), who sought justice for his son's death at the hands of Stroessner's secret police. The film stops before Filártiga launches the landmark international law case of Filártiga v. Peña-Irala (1980).[1]
References
- ^ a b John Leonard, New York, 22 April 1991, One Half of One Man's War
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