team, they ventured into leftist politics, sharing controversial political ideals that excited them and would serve as the bond to their relationship. When Janet traveled with Cheddi back to his native country, her father believed she would return to the United States within one year. He was mistaken; Janet lived the majority of her adult life in Guyana, working with the government and public sector. It is the suggestion of the film that Janet's Jewish background enabled her to connect to the poor laborers of Guyana. Ms. Jagan grew up in an antisemitic, mostly-gentile community that made her feel subjugated and diminished. She recalls that her male relatives struggled to find employment, and that her school friends would tell racially prejudiced stories that they did not completely understand. Her efforts for civil rights in Guyana was her personal means of opposing the discrimination she had experienced growing up. The film asserts that Janet was viewed by the Guyanese population as a self-sacrificing and relentless force. "She's been there from the very beginning. She's put her neck out more than most Guyanese," Janet's Guyanese daughter-in-law exclaims. "She's more Guyanese than most Guyanese you'll meet," and adds, "she's more Guyanese than me!" Janet, of course, was not an object of admiration by all Guyanese citizens. At the beginning of her involvement with Guyanese politics, her opponents spread rumors that she was a family member of the legendary American couple Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were put to death for spying and an American journalist implied she was spreading propaganda to enlist communists. At age 82 she still kept an office, happily working for the citizens of Guyana. Notes References External links Official site Independent Lens: Thunder in Guyana 2003 films American short films Films shot in Guyana Documentary films about Jews and Judaism PBS original programming Films set in Guyana Jews and Judaism in Guyana 2000s English-language films