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Granito: How to Nail a Dictator

In a stunning milestone for justice in Central America, a Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with genocide for his brutal war in the 1980s — and Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, provided key evidence for bringing the indictment. Granito: How to Nail a Dictator tells the extraordinary story of how a film helped tip the scales of justice.

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In a stunning milestone for justice in Central America, a Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with genocide for his brutal war in the 1980s — and Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, provided key evidence for bringing the indictment. Granito: How to Nail a Dictator tells the extraordinary story of how a film helped tip the scales of justice.

Previews + Extras

  • Granito: Families of the Disappeared: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Granito: Families of the Disappeared

    S25 E2 - 9m 1s

    Alejandra García's father disappeared during the genocide in Guatemala when she was barely two years old. She shares the story with an international lawyer who is compiling documents and testimonies for a case against the dictators responsible for the genocide.

  • Granito: Filmmaker Interview featuring Pamela Yates: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Granito: Filmmaker Interview featuring Pamela Yates

    S25 E2 - 20m 19s

    The filmmaking team behind 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator' discuss the Guatemalan genocide and the way their previous film When the Mountains Tremble was able to provide key evidence for indicting generals who were responsible for the killings.

  • Granito: Discovering the Disappeared: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Granito: Discovering the Disappeared

    S25 E2 - 7m 2s

    In this short video companion to 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator,' a forensic archivist and a forensic anthropologist explain the steps that led them to uncovering the stories of those disappeared during the Guatemalan genocide.

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