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The Death of Jaime Roldos

Name: The Death of Jaime Roldos
Released: 2013

La muerte de Jaime Roldós

2013

This documentary investigates the 1981 plane crash that killed Jaime Roldós, Ecuador's first democratically elected president after years of dictatorship, and the lingering questions of whether it was truly an accident. A probing political inquiry.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Ecuador

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Ecuador. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Ecuador in the 196 country film challenge.