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Sometimes films make history; they do not just document it. Such is the case with Granito, the astonishing ne film by Pamela Yates. The documentary follows the process by which Yates and her team attempt to use the 1983 film When the Mountains Tremble as evidence to prosecute Guatemalan leaders for genocide within the international justice system. Part political thriller, part memoir, Yates transports us back in time through a riveting, haunting tale of impunity and she returns to the present with a cast of characters joined by destiny and the quest to bring a malevolent dictator to justice. The characters become integral to the overarching narrative - of wrongs done and fairness sought - that they have pieced together, each adding their granito, their tiny grain of sand, to the epic tale. Streaming available on Amazon Prime and Kanopy as of 9/12/2019.

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