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Documentary Analysis: The Judge And The General

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“The Judge and the General” is a documentary depicting the long and complex process that Judge Juan Guzman had to face in order to find the truth on General Pinochet 's atrocities. Due to Judge Guzman having grown up in a high class, he was sheltered from the reality that the lower working class had to deal with. He had no knowledge on the imprisonments, torture, disappearances and murders that were occurring under Pinochet 's dictatorship, so for him to get a case where he can indict Pinochet was difficult.

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