One Man's War

One Man's War is a 1991 television drama film set in Paraguay in 1976, under the dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner. It is based on the true story of Joel Filártiga (played by Anthony Hopkins), who sought justice for his son's death at the hands of Stroessner's secret police. The film stops before Filártiga launches the landmark international law case of Filártiga v. Peña-Irala (1980).[1]

One Man's War
Directed bySérgio Toledo
Written byMichael Carter
Sérgio Toledo
Produced byAnn Skinner
StarringAnthony Hopkins
Norma Aleandro
Fernanda Torres
Rubén Blades
CinematographyRodolfo Sánchez
Edited byLaurence Méry-Clark
Music byJohn E. Keane
Production
companies
Channel 4, HBO Showcase, Skreba Films, TVS Films
Distributed byHBO
Release date
  • 20 April 1991 (1991-04-20) (U.S.)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

References

  1. John Leonard, New York, 22 April 1991, One Half of One Man's War


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