HOLY FATHER AND GLORIA

HOLY FATHER AND GLORIA

    Price: $210.00

    Code: 1763

    Directed by Estela Bravo
    1987, 43 mins.
    Spanish dialogue with English subtitles
    Purchase: $210 Rental: $50



    An emotionally powerful account of Pope John Paul's 1987 visit to Chile, which caused a massive outpouring of political discontent with the Pinochet regime, including emotional appeals to the Pope to support protests over the imprisonment and torture of political prisoners, the lack of political freedom, and widespread hunger and unemployment. The film also includes an interview with Carmen Gloria, one of two teenagers doused with gasoline and set afire by the Chilean military in 1986.


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    Festivals & Awards

    Gold Plaque, Chicago International Film Festival
    Gold Plaque, San Francisco International Film Festival
    Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Film, Global Village Documentary Festival


    Reviews

    "Deals with the very difficult and engaging subjects of justice, freedom, and human rights...recommended for all libraries."--Choice (American Library Association)