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Citizen Boilesen

Citizen Boilesen

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 27, 2009

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

75%

Original Title

Cidadão Boilesen

Production Companies

Palmares Produções e Jornalismo

Director

Chaim Litewski

Description

A documentary about the controversial businessman Henning Boilesen Jr. and his involvement with the military regime as one of its most enthusiastic supporters, financing it and participating in the tortures of political prisoners. Those actions later culminated in his assassination in 1971 by members of militant groups opposed to the regime.