The Recourse of Memory
Ten years after the Law of Expiration, this documentary analyses the historical background of Uruguay's recent past. It is a survey of the controversy stirred up in society by the fact that, thanks to this law, the armed forces personnel and police who committed crimes under the dictatorship (1973-1985) have gone unpunished, and it examines the scars the authoritarian regime left on a section of the population.
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The Recourse of Memory
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- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 2000
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
El Recurso de la Memoria
Production Companies
Imágenes (Uy)
Director
Mario Jacob
Description
Ten years after the Law of Expiration, this documentary analyses the historical background of Uruguay's recent past. It is a survey of the controversy stirred up in society by the fact that, thanks to this law, the armed forces personnel and police who committed crimes under the dictatorship (1973-1985) have gone unpunished, and it examines the scars the authoritarian regime left on a section of the population.
