They Killed Sister Dorothy


1h 35m 2009

Brief Synopsis

On February 12th, 2005, a 73 year-old Catholic nun from Ohio, was shot six times at point blank range and left to die on a muddy Amazon road. Her murder leads to lots of questions: Who was this woman, and why was she killed? What will become of her murderers, and who else was involved? What are the

Film Details

Genre
Crime
Documentary
Release Date
2009

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

On February 12th, 2005, a 73 year-old Catholic nun from Ohio, was shot six times at point blank range and left to die on a muddy Amazon road. Her murder leads to lots of questions: Who was this woman, and why was she killed? What will become of her murderers, and who else was involved? What are the implications of her murder and these trials on the future?

Film Details

Genre
Crime
Documentary
Release Date
2009

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Co-winner of the Docufest Competition Silver Hugo Award at the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival.

Winner of two awards including the Grand Jury Award for Documentary Feature and the Audience Award for Documentary Feature at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival.

Aired in United States 2008

Aired in United States March 2008

Aired in United States March 25, 2009

Aired in United States October 2008

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Docufest) October 16-29, 2008.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.

Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Documentary Feature Competition) March 7-15, 2008.

Aired in USA on HBO2 March 25, 2009.