The Houses Are Full of Smoke

Allan Francovich...is back again with a film on the activities of the right in Central America. In three sections (Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua), it is a terrifying exposé of the cynicism of international politics of the right. In Guatemala death squads against the Indians operate directly out of the presidential palace. In El Salvador, d'Aubuisson, President Duarte, and the officers who gave the order for the rape and murder of the missionaries tell it all, including how the U.S. government knew and covered up the facts and how the Guatemalan death squads and the contras were responsible for the murder of Romero. In Nicaragua, agents sent by the CIA to kill the top Sandinista leadership operated from American naval vessels. Ex-CIA agents and top Reagan administration people also contribute to this extraordinary exposé of Central America today.-Sheila Whitaker, London Film Festival '87

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