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Walker

1987

In the mid-19th century, the American adventurer William Walker leads a band of mercenaries into Nicaragua and seizes power, declaring himself president in an increasingly deranged colonial fantasy. Alex Cox's wild, anachronistic anti-imperialist satire based on true events.

Why it’s here

A historical satire about American filibuster William Walker's seizure of Nicaragua.

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