Romero (film)

Romero is a 1989 American biopic depicting the life of Salvadoran Archbishop scar Romero, who organized peaceful protests against the violent military regime, eventually at the cost of his own life. The film stars Ral Juli as Oscar Romero, Richard Jordan as Romeros close friend and fellow martyred priest, Rutilio Grande, as well as actors Ana Alicia and Harold Gould. Although the film depicts true events, there are some fictional characters.

After failing to rescue a progovernment hostage of the guerrillas in a botched ransom, Romero discovers that his friend Father Osuna Alejandro Bracho, a militant critic of the ruling regime, has been captured and tortured. After securing his release, Romero instigates a boycott of the president elects inauguration, defying him by taking Mass in a church the military took over as a barracks. He later attempts to secure the release of a soldier taken hostage by Osuna and the guerrillas, but is arrested in the process. Osuna is subsequently tortured to death. Romero is at a loss for words and can only say we are human beings to signify that people should not be treated this way. Undeterred, Romero rejects the violent methods of the guerrillas, but is nonetheless assassinated while holding Mass. In the last scene it freezes to take a moment to state Archbishop Romero was murdered on March 24, 1980. He had spoken the disturbing truth. Many chose not to listen. As a result, between 1980 and 1989 more than 60,000 Salvadorians were killed. But the struggle for peace and freedom, justice and dignity goes on.attribution needed Romero is the first feature film from Paulist Pictures, a company founded by the Paulist Fathers, a Roman Catholic society of priests. This was the first time a Catholic company produced a major film. The company was also known for the production of a longstanding television series called Insight. The film was screened in 1989 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was directed by Australian filmmaker John Duigan and produced by Paulist Pictures founder Father Ellwood Bud Kieser. Alfonso Cuarn, a Mexican film director, worked as an assistant director for this film. Composer Gabriel Yared, who went on to win BAFTA Awards and an Oscar for his other scores, composed the music for Romero. ........

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