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When the Mountains Tremble

When the Mountains Tremble

When the Mountains Tremble

The Astonishing Story of Rigoberta Menchù, Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

1983•1h 23m•

★9.0(5 ratings)

DocumentaryHistoryWar

Overview

A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with first hand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú.

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Main Cast

Rigoberta Menchú

Rigoberta Menchú

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Direction

Director: Pamela Yates
Director: Newton Thomas Sigel
Script Supervisor: Nancy Musser

Production

Producer: Peter Kinoy

Music & Sound

Sound Recordist: Pamela Yates
Original Music Composer: Rubén Blades
Orchestrator: Carlos Franzetti
Sound Mixer: Gary Leibman

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Grip: Tom Nichols

Editing

Editor: Peter Kinoy

Art Direction

Art Direction: Randy Barcelo
Assistant Art Director: Charles M. Lagola

Keywords

guerrilla warfarecentral intelligence agency (cia)central and south americaindigenousmassacrecentral americamilitary dictatorshipguatemalawoman directorguatemalan civil warmaya

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The Astonishing Story of Rigoberta Menchù, Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize"

#2

The runtime is 83 minutes (1h 23m).

#3

The film features dialogue in 3 languages: English, Quechua, Spanish.

#4

It was a co-production between: Guatemala, United States of America.

#5

The film was directed by Pamela Yates.

#6

The score was composed by Rubén Blades.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Newton Thomas Sigel.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0421089.

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Rating

9.0/10

Masterpiece

5 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

When the Mountains Tremble

Status:

Released

Language:

English, , Español

Country of Origin:

Guatemala, United States of America

Production Companies:

Skylight Pictures