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Title: What if it were true?
Review: Since this film was released, it has been shown that virtually nothing that Menchu has written about is true. When asked about why she misled so many, she blamed her editor. Fortunately her editor had the tapes of Rigoberta dictating her book. Silence followed.She ran for President of Guatemala last year. The country is more than 60 percent indigenous. She got less than 5 percent of the vote. Only the Noble Peace prize committee, Susan Sarandon and gullible gringos give her any credibility.The movie shows the beauty of the Guatemalan mountains and the people who live there but the movie fails to say why Rios Monte, the notorious killer of indigenous people in the movie, received more votes for President from the indigenous population than Rigoberta.It is a good myth but if you want to understand Guatemala you will have to do your homework. The complicated story of Guatemala and the war will never get the press that the myth has received. Check out the books by David Stoll.
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