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THE ART OF POLITICAL MURDER

By Paul TAYLOR

INDEPENDENT - as SALES All rights

Documentary - Completed 2019

A high-octane political thriller propelling its audience into the murky world of post-war Guatemala and its struggle for justice.

Festivals
& Awards

Tribeca FF 2020

- Year of production
- 2019
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- USA, UNITED KINGDOM
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Paul TAYLOR
- Producer(s)
- Teddy LEIFER (Rise Films), Regina K. SCULLY, Grant HESLOV (Smokehouse Pictures), George CLOONEY (Smokehouse Pictures)
- Synopsis
- Based on Francisco Goldman’s book of the same name, THE ART OF POLITICAL MURDER uncovers the truth behind the brutal murder of Guatemalan Bishop, Juan Gerardi, that stunned a country ravaged by decades of political violence. Just two days after presenting a damning report blaming the shocking atrocities of the civil war on the Guatemalan military, the country’s most revered human rights activist is found dead in his home. Fearing a cover-up, the church assembles a team of fearless young investigators to take on the case. They begin to unearth a sordid web of conspiracy and murder, entangling the upper echelons of the government. But as they edge closer to the truth, will the country’s criminal underbelly succeed in silencing them?