El Salvador: Another Vietnam

A Film by Glenn Silber & Tete Vasconcellos

EL SALVADOR: ANOTHER VIETNAM, the most comprehensive film introduction to that country, examines the civil war there in light of the Reagan administration's decision to "draw the line" against "communist interference" in Central America.

Archival material offers an overview of U.S. military and economic policy in Central America since 1948, while footage drawn from sources in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe provides extensive background to the current political and military situation.

"A concise and persuasive documentary."—Los Angeles Times

"The most informative documentary on the subject."—VillageVoice

1981 Academy Award Nominee, Best Feature Documentary

Blue Ribbon Winner, 1982 American Film Festival

Gold Hugo Winner, 1982 Chicago Film Festival

53 minutes / color
Copyright Date: 1981
Sale: $390

In theaters now!

Subject areas:
El Salvador, Human Rights, History (U.S.), History (World), Latin America, Politics

Related Titles:
Americas in Transition: A concise and fast-paced history of the volatile forces at work in Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in the 1980s

Justice and the Generals: Investigates the human rights and legal issues involved when two Salvadoran generals are sued in an American court for atrocities (such as the murder of four American churchwomen) committed during El Salvador's civil war.

Scars of Memory: An oral history of the 1932 massacre of 10,000 El Salvadorans, a trauma that has resonated through six decades of military rule, until the 1992 peace accords ended a brutal, 12-year civil war.