Romero

"In defense of the poor in El Salvador, he fought with the only weapon he had... the truth."

Aug 25 1989 PG-13 1h 42m
Biography, Crime, Drama

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.

Plot

In El Salvador, the new bishop speaks out against the death squads and the terror campaign the government is using in an attempt to crush the guerilla war that is being waged against them. This is seen as disloyality and the number of priests attacked goes up and even churches are shut down by the government. Based on a true story, Romero was assassinated in March, 1980.

Written by

John Sacret Young

Directed by

John Duigan

Cast

Raul Julia, Richard Jordan, Ana Alicia

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paulist Productions

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

2 nominations

Trailers
Romero (1989) Movie Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
2,609
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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