The Good Christian

Mar 04, 2016 2h 0m

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Documentary

Synopsis

In 1979 José Efraín Ríos Montt became a reborn Christian. He was offering a sermon when a group of soldiers burst into his Christian school, and asked him to lead a military coup in 1982. Francisco Chavez Raymundo and his sister were small children when Rios' political actions annihilated their community. In March, 2013 the lives of Francisco Chavez and Rios Montt converge in the same space. Rios is called upon to testify before Guatemalan justice and is confronted by a group of Mayan Ixiles, orphans and widows of the war, Francisco is one of them.

Title	The Good Christian
Companies	Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC)
Countries	Mexico
Keywords	dictator, genocide, guatemala, woman director