When the Mountains Tremble
When the Mountains Tremble | |
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Directed by |
Newton Thomas Sigel Pamela Yates[1] |
Produced by | Peter Kinoy |
Starring |
Rigoberta Menchú Susan Sarandon |
Music by | Rubén Blades |
Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
Edited by | Peter Kinoy |
Production company | |
Release dates | 1983 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Guatemala |
When The Mountains Tremble is a 1983 documentary film produced by Skylight Pictures about the war between the Guatemalan Military and the Mayan Indigenous population of Guatemala.[2][3]
Footage from this film is being used as forensic evidence in the Guatemalan court for crimes against humanity, in the genocide case against Efraín Ríos Montt.[4][5]
The film centers on the experiences of Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú, a Quiché indigenous woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, nine years after the film came out.[6] When The Mountains Tremble won the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival, the Blue Ribbon Award at the American Film Festival, and the Grand Coral Award/Best North American Documentary at the Havana Film Festival.[7][8] A follow-up film was released in 2011, titled Granito: How to Nail a Dictator.[9]
20th Anniversary of "When the Mountains Tremble
In 2004, "When the Mountains Tremble" was digitally remastered to commemorate its 20th Anniversary.[10] The special edition released is updated after Menchú was awarded the Nobel Peace Price and includes a filmmaker commentary as well as a never-before-seen introduction from Susan Sarandon and an illuminating epilogue reflecting on the country's events a decade later. DVD Features: Filmmaker Commentary from Pamela Yates Newton Thomas Sigel and Editor Peter Kinoy; Never-Before-Seen Introduction by Susan Sarandon; Epilogue featuring Rigoberta Menchú; Filmmaker Biographies; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection.[11]
In 2014, Yates discovered via a first person investigation that a scene depicting an Army massacre had actually been carried out by a guerrilla group, the Guerrilla Army of the Poor (EGP). She stated that: "We intend to make a correction that will clarify what happened in this scene in both “When the Mountains Tremble” and “Granito”.[12][13][14]
References
- ↑ Pamela Yates’s ‘Granito’ Revisits Guatemala - The New York Times - accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ When the Mountains Tremble - The New York Times - accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Granitomem Iteractive public archive of the Guatemalan genocide - Granito: Cada Memoria Cuenta - accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ ion: Granito: How to Nail a Dictator - PBS - accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Granito: How to Nail a Dictator": New Film Tracks Struggle for Justice After Guatemalan Genocide-Democracy Now!-September 15, 2011 - accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ The Official Site of the Nobel Prize
- ↑ Human Rights Film Focus
- ↑ Festival-droits del Homme
- ↑ Description: Granito: How to Nail a Dictator - PBS - accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Docurama
- ↑ Docurama
- ↑ ABC News
- ↑ Statement by Pamela Yates
- ↑
External links
- Official website of Skylight Pictures
- When the Mountains Tremble at the Internet Movie Database
- Review by the New York Times
- Review by TimeOut London