339 Amín Abel Hasbun. Memory of a Crime
(339 Amín Abel Hasbún. Memoria de un crimen)
Etzel Báez | Drama, Fiction, Thriller
2014 | 97 minutes | Dominican Republic
An intriguing account of the murder of Amín Abel Hasbún, a brilliant student leader in the Dominican Republic accused of kidnapping US Embassy official, J. Crowley. Hasbún was fighting against the repressive government of Dr. Joaquín Balaguer.
Synopsis
Based on a real story, 339 Amín Abel Hasbún. Memory of a Crime is an intriguing account of the murder of Amín Abel Hasbún, a brilliant student leader in the Dominican Republic accused of kidnapping US Embassy official, J. Crowley. Hasbún was one of many young leftists fighting against the government of Dr. Joaquín Balaguer, who favored a repressive regime.
Hasbun’s death shook the sensibility of the Dominican people to the point that Balaguer had to orchestrate an investigation despite the fact that his government had been responsible for the cold-blooded murder.
With a plot that involved the CIA and the Dominican Republic Police Force, the film does an excellent job at deconstructing the events that took place the morning of September 24, 1970, when Amin, his wife and 2-year-old son received the fatal visit from the police and country’s District Attorney.
Reviews
"Socially beneficial cinema...Báez's main success is... the courage to put an authoritative and semi-dictatorial government on the table for debate and analysis." — José Rafael Sosa, El Nacional
"Don't look for war actions, sentimental episodes, or cinematic tricks common in today's cinema. Everything revolves around the interrogations with incisive effects on the spectator, holding the attention of the audience at all times; the use of symbols that translate the change of Pretorian order, photos and deformed objects send a message of the deterioration and downturn of the Dominican Republic's judicial value system." — Tony Raful, Listin Diario
Citation
Main credits
Báez, Etzel (film director)
Silva, Margaux da (actor)
Liriano Bass, Guillermo (actor)
Mejía, Pericles (actor)
Morales, Amalfi Michel (screenwriter)
Other credits
Cinematography, Leo Pérez; editor, Ramón A. Peña Rodríguez; music, Huayna Jiménez Ronzino.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Activism
Caribbean Studies
Criminal Justice
Fascism + Repression
History
Human Rights
International Relations
Latin American Studies
Political Science
Sociology
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Chicago Latino Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Etzel Báez
NATIONALITY: Dominican Republic
YEAR: 2014
GENRE: Drama, Fiction, Thriller
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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