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Balaguer: La herencia del tirano

Name: Balaguer: La herencia del tirano
Released: 1998

1998

This documentary chronicles the political turmoil in the Dominican Republic following the 1961 assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo, through the fraught rise of Joaquín Balaguer and the brief presidency of Juan Bosch. A detailed historical account.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Dominican Republic

This film is stop 5 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Dominican Republic. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Dominican Republic in the 196 country film challenge.