A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman
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Cast & Crew
Peter Raymont
Ariel Dorfman
Ariel Dorfman
Mark Ellam
Michfle Hozer
Peter Raymont
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Synopsis
On September 11, 1973, the Chilean military attacked its own government, staging a coup against socialist president Salvador Allende. Allende anticipated the violence, and the government's key figures were called to stand against their attackers and face certain death. Cultural Adviser Ariel Dorfman should have been called. However, he later discovered his name was stricken from the list so he would live to tell the story of what happened that day. Here, we travel back to Chile with Dorfman and retrace the steps from the jubilant pro-Allende demonstration up until the coup.
Director
Peter Raymont
Cast
Ariel Dorfman
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States December 2007
Released in United States 2008
Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Destination Documentary) December 9-16, 2007.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Real-Markable Stories) January 24-February 3, 2008.
