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Finding Oscar

May 7, 2017 @ 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm

The creative fingerprints of executive producer Stephen Spielberg are evident throughout this documentary that functions as a mystery, a dramatic exposé of a little-known Guatemalan massacre, and a piece of humanitarian detective work that reunites the remainder of a family. On the night of December 6, 1982, the special forces of a Reagan-backed Guatemalan military regime descended on the tiny rural village of Dos Erres for a murderous spree that left every man, woman, and child dead. Years later, as the site is excavated and bodies exhumed, a perpetrator reluctantly confesses that two small boys were kidnapped and taken home by soldiers. One is located, and a 15-year search for the other, Oscar, ensues, unraveling a powerful story that encompasses history, politics and culture, and speaks to human endurance. In English and Spanish with English subtitles.

Details

Date:
May 7, 2017
Time:
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Website:
http://crln.org/event/findingoscar

Organizer

Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America
Phone
773-293-3680
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Venue

Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State St.
Chicago, IL 60601 United States
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Phone
312-846-2800
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