In this artfully rendered film, Guatemala’s violent history of repression at the hands of extremist political regimes is laid bare following the discovery of a vast archive of secret police documents. Found near the site of La Isla—a notorious extrajudicial prison—the cache details with chilling specificity the surveillance, torture and killing of thousands of civilians targeted by the country’s succession of fanatical right-wing governments. As a team of dedicated forensic specialists undertakes the arduous task of sorting through the files, the voices of the disappeared rise again to challenge the culture of impunity that has plagued this troubled nation.

Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Uli Stelzner, Tani Adams, Research Director, Institute of Learning for Social Reconciliation (Guatemala), and Guatemalan Ambassador to the US Francisco Villagran. Moderated by Tom Gjelten, NPR Senior Correspondent

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