Finding Oscar

Streaming video - 2016

From Executive Producer Steven Spielberg comes an inspiring documentary that sheds light on a forgotten massacre during Guatemala's civil war. Nearly 30 years later, a forensic scientist and prosecutor help bring justice to those responsible... by finding the missing boy named Oscar, a boy who survived the massacre's horror - only to be raised by one of the soldiers who killed his family. Winner of the Viva El Cine - Audience Award at the **Mill Valley Film Festival**. Winner of Best Documentary, Best Director, and Best Editing at the **Boston Film Festival**. *"A genuinely inspiring story of courage in the face of atrocity, impunity, and institutionalized inhumanity." - Matthew Lickona, **San Diego Reader*** *"The ...barbarity described in FINDING OSCAR is stomach-turning, but moments of courage still shine through in this unsettling yet vital documentary." - Ken Jaworowski, **The New York Times***

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : FilmRise 2016.
2019.
Language
English
Other Authors
Ryan Suffern (film director), Fredy Peccerelli (actor), Kate Doyle, Scott Greathead
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (95 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).