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Reforma 18

2009

A sober, talk-driven chronicle of institutional rupture, more informative than dramatic, best for viewers curious about press and power.

Directed by
Nestor Sampieri
Genres
Documentary
Overview
On July 8th of 1976 more than 200 journalists left the Excelsior Journal leaded by their director Julio Scherer García. This is part of a collective chronicle.

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Directed by
Nestor Sampieri
Genres
Documentary
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    Themes
    • media
    • politics
    • power
    • corruption
    • justice
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Humour1
    Realism10
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    Tension3
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    Complexity5
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Nestor Sampieri
    Written by
    Nestor Sampieri
    Country
    Mexico
    Languages
    Spanish

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