Directed by:
John DuiganScreenplay:
John Sacret YoungCinematography:
Geoff BurtonComposer:
Gabriel YaredCast:
Raul Julia, Richard Jordan, Ana Alicia, Eddie Velez, Tony Plana, Harold Gould, Claudio Brook, Al Ruscio, Antonio Serrano, Rocío Muñoz, Damián Alcázar (more)VOD (1)
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ROMERO is based on the life of Father Oscar Romero, a Salvadoran priest who transformed himself from a humble clergyman into a powerful political leader. Romero passionately pursued the eradication of human rights violations in his country and became a hero to the Salvadoran people. In a powerful and moving performance, Raul Julia portrays the revolutionary priest as he struggles to fight for peace against the violent oppression of his people. Romero became a voice of thousands who were forced into silence by torture and grave injustices, inspiring the people of a poverty-stricken nation to fight for their basic rights under the penalty of imprisonment and murder. The film is an insightful and disturbing look at one man's spiritual journey to greatness amidst a homeland torn apart by civil upheaval and political oppression. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Raul Julia
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
La Famille Addams (1991)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Richard Jordan
USA
Best movies:
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Les Miserables (1978) (TV movie)
The Bunker (1981) (TV movie)
Ana Alicia
Mexico
Best movies:
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Halloween II (1981)
Romero (1989)
Eddie Velez
USA
Tony Plana
Cuba
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Primal Fear (1996)
Salvador (1986)
Harold Gould
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
The Lawyer (1970)
Claudio Brook
Mexico
Best movies:
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Viridiana (1961)
Al Ruscio
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Antonio Serrano
Mexico
Best movies:
Romero (1989)
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
Rocío Muñoz
Spain
Best movies:
High Heels (1991)
Romero (1989)
The Beckoning (2009)
Damián Alcázar
Mexico
Best movies:
The Thin Yellow Line (2015)
Hell (2010)
Men with Guns (1997)
Evangelina Elizondo
Mexico
Best movies:
Romero (1989)
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
Don't Panic (1988)
Martin LaSalle
France
Best movies:
Pickpocket (1959)
Missing (1982)
Under Fire (1983)
Robert Viharo
Best movies:
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
Romero (1989)
Tony Perez
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Blow (2001)
The Burning Season (1994) (TV movie)
Rubén Rojo
Spain
Best movies:
They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
King of Kings (1961)
Romero (1989)
José Chávez
Mexico
Best movies:
Les Sept Mercenaires (1960)
Butch Cassidy et le Kid (1969)
La Horde sauvage (1969)
Regino Herrera
Best movies:
L'Empire de la fortune (1986)
Romero (1989)
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1982)
Salvador Godínez
Best movies:
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Nazarin (1959)
Letters from Marusia (1976)
Juan Peláez
Mexico
Best movies:
Nightwatch (1994)
Romero (1989)
Licence to Kill (1989)