El Salvador

Guazapa: The Face of War in El Salvador (United States), 1994.
A documentary on life in rebel-controlled areas of El Salvador, a revealing, first-hand report on how rebel soldiers and civilians support each other against incredible odds.

Justice and the Generals (United States), 2002.
On December 2, 1980, three nuns and one lay worker were abducted, raped, and murdered by El Salvadoran National Guardsmen. This documentary covers the initial investigation, the trial of the Guardsmen, and later attempts to bring to justice the military leaders who ordered the murders.

Our Forgotten War (United States), 1988.
Examines the struggle in El Salvador and raises questions about the effectiveness of U.S. efforts in that country. After nearly $3 billion in American aid, the government of El Salvador is no closer to stability. The program shows how the ongoing battle with the FMLN guerillas has drained the national economy and alienated the populace.

Salvador (United States), 1985.
In 1980, Richard Boyle, a veteran war photographer whose career needs a boost, heads for El Salvador to cover the civil war there. He forms an uneasy alliance with both guerrillas in the countryside who want him to get pictures out to the US press, and the right-wing military, who want him to bring them photographs of the rebels. After the murder of Archbishop Romero, the rape and murder of an American nurse and three nuns, and the death of a fellow journalist, Boyle attempts to escape El Salvador with his Salvadoran girlfriend Maria and her family.

Romero (United States), 1989.
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and the oppression in his country. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.