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They Killed Sister Dorothy

They Killed Sister Dorothy

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 9, 2008

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

They Killed Sister Dorothy

Production Companies

Just Media

Director

Daniel Junge

Description

At the mouth of the Amazon River, a murder trial is taking place. The victim - Sister Dorothy Stang, a 73-year-old Catholic nun from Dayton, Ohio - was shot six times at point blank range. The events that led to her death, and the trials that follow, reveal the larger battle being fought for the future of the rainforest.