| When The Mountains Tremble |
| Directed By:
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Pamela Yates and Newton Thomas Sigel
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| Produced In:
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USA, 1983/Updated in 1992
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| Running Time:
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90 minutes
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| Genre:
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Documentary
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| Language:
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English and Spanish with English Subtitles
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| Themes:
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Genocide/Ethnic Conflict
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| Distributor:
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Skylight Pictures
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Synopsis:
This new, updated version of the 1983 classic on war and social revolution in Guatemala is a vigorous and persuasive documentary. It describes the struggle of the largely Indian peasantry against a heritage of state and foreign oppression. Centered on the experiences of Rigoberta Menchú, a Quiché Indian woman, the film knits a variety of forms -- interviews, direct address, re-enactment, video transmission, and on the spot footage shot at great hazard -- into a wide-ranging and remarkable cohesive epic canvas of the Guatemalan struggle. WHEN THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE was updated and re-released in 1992 when Rigoberta Menchú won the Nobel Peace Prize. The film now includes what happened in Guatemala in the intervening 10 years, and footage of the Nobel ceremony.
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