Men with Guns

Men with Guns Spanish Hombres armados is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles and starring Federico Luppi, Damin Delgado, Damin Alczar and Mandy Patinkin. The executive producers were Lou Gonda and Jody Patton.

Dr. Fuentes Federico Luppi is a medical professordoctor near his retirement and his wife has recently died. He taught a group of seven he views this as one of his greatest accomplishments that trains young people to provide health care to impoverished citizens in the outlying hill country, where small agricultural communities struggle to survive. It is not until he begins his journey that he discovers a world much different than the one he had imagined existing for his students as he finds himself encountering guerrillas and soldiers. Fuentes has recently heard rumors that his former students are lost and possibly dead, so he musters up the courage and travels into the outlands to investigate. As Fuentes digs into the jungle in search of his students, he discovers that men with guns have reached them first, his students being menaced by many men with guns Hombres Armados. This indicates military forces who use torture and execution to intimidate people. He discovers that the guerillas from opposition political groups are only marginally less aggressive.On his journey he accumulates a few travelling companions Padre Portillo Damin Alczar, a fallen priest who has lost his faith Domingo Damin Delgado, a deserter from the Army without a country Conejo Dan Rivera Gonzalez, an orphan who survives by stealing and Graciela Tania Cruz, a woman who has turned mute after she was raped by the military. ........

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