Killer's Paradise (2007)

Directed by

Giselle Portenier

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 23m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks into the unsolved murders of women in Guatemala after the civil war. A journalist follows the cases and speaks with families and activists to understand why the killings continue.

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What happens

Killer's Paradise is a 2007 documentary exploring the high murder rate of women that has persisted unsolved in Guatemala since the end of the Guatemalan Civil War. The film is a co-production of the National Film Board of Canada and the BBC and was directed by Toronto-based journalist and filmmaker Giselle Portenier. It premiered on 8 March 2007 in Toronto and has been broadcast on multiple channels around the world, including DOC: The Documentary Channel in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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