Salvador to from the American Catalyst's media documentary group in the last nine months.
It makes sobering viewing, which is an immense tribute to the quality of the footage and the dryness with which it is covered.
The major political events of the past TWO years are covered in such a way as to leave no doubt as to historical actuary.
Thus we are treated to an in:erview with President Duarte where he says that 'there is no repression this country?, followed by a film of the army attacking the National University and the merciless killing of a student.
are shown an FMLN weapons workshop guerillas explain how they have o make all their own weapons. Cut to US state department side count mesa more communist network supplied an immense amount of armaments LU their Friends in El Salvador.
We see Archbishop Romero comment: 'There is an institucionalised violence provoking the anger the people. comes from the Right, in order Crough nepression: rive ars maintain then shown his funeral - ne was assassinated days after the : ootage was shot.
is tremendou: overage of the FMLN, both ir interview and in combat. As Tany women as men are shown i. both aspects of the film.
But perhaps the most strikag moment was when Enrique Aivarez, the first president of the FDR and a social democrat explains how useless was the piof other nations Only the ceople of El Salvador can free remselves, he says, and only -rough revolutionary struggle.
Alvarez and five other FDR were kidnappeo vovemoe +*0.
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