Romero

1989
PG-13
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

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The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.

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The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Videos2

Trailer 1:46

Trailer

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Romero: Everybody Up!

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Romero: Everybody Up!

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Trivia
According to the book 'Picture This!: A Guide to over 300 Environmentally, Socially, and Politically Relevant Films and Videos' (1992) by Sky Hiatt, "Romero (1989) was independently produced by Paulist Pictures, the Catholic media branch of the Paulist order. Father Ellwood E. Kieser [Reverend Ellwood Kieser] turned to the order and to various Catholic bishops to raise money for the film when Hollywood studios and all three American television networks turned him down".

Goofs
In the opening scene when they are taking pictures of the crowd they are advancing the film manually, but there is the sound of a motorized drive.

Quotes
Archbishop Oscar Romero: I'd like to make an appeal in a special way to the men in the army. Brothers, each one of you is one of us. We are the same People. The farmers and peasants that you kill are your own brothers and sisters. When you hear the words of a man telling you to kill, think instead in the words of God, "Thou shalt not kill!" No soldier is obliged to obey an order contrary to the Law of God. In His name and in the name of our tormented people who have suffered so much, and whose laments cry out to heaven: I implore you! I beg you! I *order* you!
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Archbishop Oscar Romero: Stop the repressions!

Connections
Featured in American Masters: Raul Julia: The World's a Stage (2019)

Soundtracks
Santo, Santo, Santo
Written and Arranged by Grupo Yolocambaita
Performed by Grupo Yolocambaita

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Featured review

10/10

The best political thriller of them all because it's a realstory

"Romero" is about injustice in the world but presents this theme without "preaching." It draws in the viewer through the excellent performance of Raul Julia (rest his soul! he is missed!). "Romero" is also about class differences and the intolerance of the powerful towards social change. It's a great film for teaching Americans about what life is like in the rest of the world. It's a Hollywood film that managed not to go Hollywood.