The “General” Election
This is an account of the years of the dictatorship in Uruguay, told with archive material and interviews with witnesses who remain anonymous. There is a focus on the 1984 elections and the euphoric festivities afterwards, as the people celebrated not so much the winner of the election as the end of the dictatorship and the start of the campaign for truth and justice.
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The “General” Election
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- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 12, 1985
Runtime
0h 59m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Elecciones ˝Generales”
Production Companies
Universidad Autónoma de México, Cinemateca Uruguaya
Director
César De Ferrari
Description
This is an account of the years of the dictatorship in Uruguay, told with archive material and interviews with witnesses who remain anonymous. There is a focus on the 1984 elections and the euphoric festivities afterwards, as the people celebrated not so much the winner of the election as the end of the dictatorship and the start of the campaign for truth and justice.
