| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 104 min.)) : sound, color |
| Contents |
1. A chronicle foretold -- 2. Genocide on trial -- 3. Grains of sand -- 4. Epilogue |
| Summary |
The Dictator in the Dock short film series brings viewers into the courtroom as former dictator General Efraín Ríos Montt stands trial for genocide and crimes against humanity in Guatemala. This historic case marked the first time, anywhere in the world, that a former head of state was tried for genocide in a national court, in the country where the crimes were committed. It is also the first time in the history of South or North America, that the genocide of indigenous peoples was tried in a court of law, significantly in a country of the Americas with a majority indigenous population. As Francisco Soto, legal representative of the Maya victims, said in his concluding statement at the trial, "Justice is poised to play an important role in the historical memory of our country. For the first time in 500 years we are able to judge genocide." The symbolic and precedent setting nature of this trial for all indigenous peoples and all national justice systems cannot be overestimated. Skylight filmed the entire genocide trial of Ríos Montt from the day it started on March 19, 2013 to its conclusion on May 10, 2013, capturing the high-stakes drama of a reckoning with heinous crimes, an unveiling of impunity, and a nation's struggle to reconcile with a legacy of mass atrocities |
| Notes |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2011; broadcast on PBS as an episode of POV on June 28, 2012 |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Melle van Essen ; editor, Peter Kinoy ; composer, Roger Clark Miller |
| Performer |
Narrator, Pamela Yates |
| Event |
Broadcast June 28, 2012 |
| Notes |
Closed captioning in English |
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Soundtrack in English and Spanish; with English subtitles for Spanish dialogue |
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MPAA rating: Not rated |
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Cinema for Peace Awards, Cinema for Peace Award for Justice, 2012 |
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Online resource; title from title frames (Kanopy, viewed August 15, 2023) |
| Subject |
Ríos Montt, Efraín -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Lucas García, Benedicto -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Menchú, Rigoberta.
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Bernabeu, Almudena.
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García, Fernando, -1982 -- Assassination
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Ríos Montt, Efraín. fast (OCoLC)fst00126774 |
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Menchú, Rigoberta. fast (OCoLC)fst00105596 |
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García, Fernando, -1982. fast (OCoLC)fst01957590 |
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Center for Justice and Accountability -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Guatemala. Policía Nacional. Archivo Histórico.
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U.S. Army School of the Americas.
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Center for Human Rights Legal Action.
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U.S. Army School of the Americas. fast (OCoLC)fst00652504 |
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Guatemala. Policía Nacional. Archivo Histórico. fast (OCoLC)fst01913953 |
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Center for Justice and Accountability. fast (OCoLC)fst01932092 |
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Center for Human Rights Legal Action. fast (OCoLC)fst01978855 |
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Genocide -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century
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Death squads -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century
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Trials (Crimes against humanity) -- Documentation -- Guatemala
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Massacres -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century
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Massacres -- Guatemala -- Dos Erres
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Evidence (Law) -- Guatemala
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Guerrillas -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century
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Disappeared persons -- Guatemala
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Mayas -- Crimes against -- Guatemala -- Dos Erres
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Massacres.
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Guerrillas.
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Evidence (Law)
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Disappeared persons.
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Death squads.
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Assassination.
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Genocide.
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| SUBJECT |
Guatemala -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1996.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005588
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| Subject |
Guatemala -- Dos Erres.
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Guatemala.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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Documentary films.
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History.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Documentaires.
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Onís, Paco de, film producer, screenwriter.
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Yates, Pamela, film director, screenwriter, narrator.
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Kinoy, Peter, screenwriter, editor of moving image work.
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Essen, Melle van, director of photography.
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Miller, Roger C. (Pianist), compoer (expression)
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Skylight Pictures (Firm), production company.
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Independent Television Service, production company.
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