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1981 · 53 mins · English
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Directed by
Glenn Silber, Teté Vasconcellos
Starring
Mike Farrell

A political documentary tracing El Salvador’s turbulent history from the 1920s through the 1970s, focusing on U.S. involvement. Using archival footage and material from the U.S., Mexico and Europe, it examines the civil war and the Reagan administration’s “draw the line” policy against perceived communist influence, while outlining U.S. military and economic policy in Central America since 1948.

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