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Title: Powerful Dramatization!
Review: Oliver Stone released this film prior to his blockbuster, Platoon. Like many of his films, some of the truth tends to be exagerated. In real life, the murders of the 4 nuns took place during a rode block by the El Salvador National Guard, not a death squad, as was portrayed in the film. Despite the shortcoming, it's the performance of James Woods (Oscar Nomination) and great dialogue that makes this movie work. In the end, this film is a powerful indictment of the US government and it's policies to fund rouge nations. It shows we haven't learned anything from Vietnam.
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