Discovering Dominga: A Survivor's Story
Genres
Overview
Denese Joy Becker, a manicurist living in Iowa, discovers she is indeed Dominga Sic Ruiz, a survivor from a 1982 Guatemalan massacre, when more than 200 people were killed in the small village of Rio Negro, after opposing the construction of a dam, sponsored by World Bank. She then tries to unveil the truth.
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Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
60 min
Release Date
2003-06-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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9.0
Letters
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8.0
Une vie avec Oradour
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5.5
War Game
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2024-08-02 | en
7.4
Bus 174
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2002-10-22 | pt
7.4
Shooting Dogs
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2006-03-08 | en
7.2
Savior
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1998-06-01 | hu
6.7
Esther
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1999-03-29 | en
6.5
Cows
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1992-02-26 | es
6.2
Baby Brokers
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1994-02-21 | en
2.0
The Rose and the Jackal
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6.9
Tears of the Sun
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0.0
State of Bacon
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8.0
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7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
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7.7
Waltz with Bashir
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6.2
Johnny Mad Dog
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7.0
Salvador
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6.4
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6.9
Color of Love
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2021-04-04 | en
4.9
Miles of Fire
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