Sep 14, 2011
80 min
Full-HD

Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (2011)

A story of destinies joined by Guatemala's past, and how a documentary film intertwined with a nation's turbulent history emerges as an active player in the present.

Category

History Documentary War

Country

Guatemala Spain United States of America

Companies

Skylight Pictures

Pamela Yates

Rigoberta Menchú

Fredy Peccerelli

Alejandra Garcia

Kate Doyle

Antonio Caba Caba

Almudena Bernabeu

Gustavo Meono

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