Granito: How to Nail a Dictator

September. 14,2011

Rating：

7.2

Genre：

History Documentary War

Keywords：

Woman Director Indigenous Human Rights

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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