Romero (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Romero |
| Original title | Romero |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1989 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Duigan |
| script | John Sacret Young |
| production |
Lewis Abel , Ellwood Kieser , Lawrence Mortorff , Michael Ray Rhodes , John Sacret Young |
| music | Gabriel Yared |
| occupation | |
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Romero is a film by the Australian director John Duigan . It depicts the life of the Archbishop of San Salvador , Óscar Romero , who was murdered in 1980 .
action
The plot of the film begins with Romero's ordination as Archbishop of San Salvador , Romero is introduced as an apolitical, downright naive person who is supposed to prevent the politicization of the Salvadoran Church.
In the course of the film, Romero's change is made clear. Contacts with the oppressed population of El Salvador and the murder of his friend, the priest Rutilio Grande , ultimately make him a sharp critic of the military dictatorship. He is committed to social and political reforms, opposes the military aid the United States and against the violence in his country.
The film ends with the assassination of Romero and suggests the ensuing civil war in El Salvador .
criticism
Romero was well received by critics and received 78% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes . The American critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2½ stars out of four. He praised Julia's strong acting performance
Award
"Romero" was nominated in 1991 for the Political Film Society Award in two categories.
Web links
- Romero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Information about the film by Adveniat (German)