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Latino

Latino

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 28, 1985

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

War, Drama

User Score

46%

Original Title

Latino

Production Companies

Neruda Corporation, Las Flores Company, Lucasfilm Ltd.

Director

Haskell Wexler

Description

The fighting between the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and the Contra rebels backed by U.S. money and expertise is the focus of this pro-Sandinista film by Haskell Wexler. On a secret mission to help the U.S. Special Forces train Contra rebels in the jungles of Nicaragua, American soldier Eddie Guerrero begins to question the morality of the task at hand and consider how his actions may influence the fate of a nation.