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They Killed Sister Dorothy

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In February of 2005, Sister Dorothy Stang, a 73-year-old Catholic nun and activist, is killed in the Brazilian rain forest where she fought against the exploitation of the land by powerful loggers and landowners.

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Brandon Judell IndieWire 07/29/2011
a stirring doc on how landowners paid to have an activist nun slaughtered in Brazil Go to Full Review
Denver Post 12/05/2008
They Killed Sister Dorothy chronicles the life of Sister Dorothy Stang, the 'Angel of the Amazon', her execution-style murder in 2005 and the aftermath. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon Variety 03/28/2008
Daniel Junge's They Killed Sister Dorothy impresses and enthralls, balancing moral outrage and courtroom melodrama in a documentary filled with the sort of colorful characters one usually encounters only in fictional crime stories. Go to Full Review
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 03/30/2009
4/5
An engrossing documentary on the life and work of Amazonian activist Sister Dorothy Stang and the trial of those involved in her murder in 2005. Go to Full Review
Kim Voynar Cinematical 04/12/2008
3.5/5
... at its heart, this is really a story about the wealthy versus the poor, and about an activist trying to protect a natural resource from those who would destroy it for profit. Go to Full Review
Sean McBride Sean the Movie Guy 04/06/2008
3.5/4
Director Daniel Junge succeeds marvelously here, with total access to all of the characters in what turns out to be a passionate courtroom melodrama. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 May 27 1 hour and 34 minutes of real footage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 08/20/2013 Could have been a much better documentary but jumped around way too much. See more 07/25/2011 Pretty good documentary. I think the best part is being able to see how a Brazilian court functions. Very fascinating. However, the documentary is slanted to one side and doesn't do a great job of really setting up the story. See more 06/12/2011 They Killed Sr. Dorothy is a documentary about a 73 year old nun who is originally from Ohio, but has lived as a missionary in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest for many years, and who fought along side the underprivileged against the exploitation of powerful loggers and landowners., until the day she was gunned down point blank and left in the mud to die. The film follows the court-room drama that followed on this sad event. We meet her brother and those many that loved and cared about her as they fight against great odds to have those that were responsible brought to justice. See more 08/30/2010 A very good (yet frustrating) documentary on the murder of Sister Dorothy Stang. It is an unfortunate fact that by the end, justice was not fully served and most of her good works were undone. See more 05/08/2010 Great documentary that was actually quite suspenseful at times as we waited in anticipation for the final verdict. Very educational about the land war between farmers and ranchers that is indeed very similar to the old west except with the Amazon Rainforest at stake. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In February of 2005, Sister Dorothy Stang, a 73-year-old Catholic nun and activist, is killed in the Brazilian rain forest where she fought against the exploitation of the land by powerful loggers and landowners.
Director
Daniel Junge
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 20, 2009
Runtime
1h 34m