One Man's War | |
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Directed by | Sérgio Toledo |
Produced by | Ann Skinner |
Written by |
Michael Carter Sérgio Toledo |
Starring |
Anthony Hopkins Norma Aleandro Fernanda Torres Rubén Blades |
Music by | John E. Keane |
Cinematography | Rodolfo Sánchez |
Edited by | Laurence Méry-Clark |
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93 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
One Man's War is a 1991 television drama film set in Paraguay in 1976, under the dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner. It is based on the true story of Joel Holden Filártiga (played by Anthony Hopkins), who sought justice for his son's death at the hands of Stroessner's secret police. The film stops before Filártiga launches the landmark international law case of Filártiga v. Peña-Irala (1980).