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Karen Duffy

How can an open society balance demands for security with democracy? Dramatized are the human and societal costs a democracy faces when it embarks on a war against terror, potentially without end, all...( read more  read more... ) too easily exploited by unscrupulous leaders seeking personal political gain. Personal testimony, history and archival footage tell the story of escalating violence in the Andean nation and how the fear of terror undermined their democracy, making Peru a virtual dictatorship where official corruption replaced the rule of law. Terrorist attacks by Shining Path insurgents provoked a military occupation of the countryside. Military justice replaced civil authority, widespread abuses by the Peruvian Army went unpunished, and terrorism continued to spread. Nearly 70,000 civilians eventually died at the hands of Shining Path and the Peruvian military.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Pamela Yates

Release Date: January 11, 2006

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April 6, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

A lucid, evenhanded look at the dangers that face democracy and the rule of law in an unending cycle of terrorism and counterterrorism. full review

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  • Cape Fear was made in 1962 and remade in 1991. It tells the story of a convicted rapist who is released from prison and terrorizes the family of his defense lawyer on a houseboat. What state is the Cape Fear River in (the location for the movie)?  Answer »
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