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The Fall of Fujimori

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Filmmaker Ellen Perry examines the 10-year reign of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori.

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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 01/17/2018
We are... riveted by Ellen Perry's The Fall of Fujimori... Go to Full Review
Carina Chocano Los Angeles Times 05/06/2006
3/5
A confoundingly mercurial figure, Fujimori is a fascinating subject. But in her focus on the man, Perry fails to paint a broader picture of a racially diverse and extremely complex country marked by sharp class and socioeconomic contrasts. Go to Full Review
Adam Nayman L.A. Weekly 05/04/2006
The film is a must-see for Perry's one-on-one chats with her subject. Go to Full Review
Eric Monder Film Journal International 03/01/2007
This enlightening nonfiction feature might be better suited to DVD or a showing on PBS, but it should maintain interest in any venue. Go to Full Review
Don Willmott Filmcritic.com 10/01/2006
3.5/5
If you're feeling dismayed about the state of American politics, here's a thought to cheer you up: at least you don't live in Peru. Go to Full Review
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09/04/2016 Well made. I know very little about Peru so this film was an interesting insight. Perhaps someone who knows more about Peru than I do might say otherwise though. See more 04/21/2013 Fujimori is a really interesting character, I believe this documentary captures that part very well; What it does fail to build is a more in depth background on his relationship with Montesinos, because, at least to me, that relationship raises more questions than answers. On the other hand, it could've also inquire a little more, for the sake of the ignorant and misinformed, on the development of the paramilitary forces that were being groped by Montesinos, with the supposedly 'uptake' or 'nescience' of Fujimori. I will also point out that it wastes a lot of precious running time on Fujimori's face, time that could've been used for the inquiry of the matters mentioned above. In the long run, it is quite informative despite the criticisms and mark outs. 4/5 See more 01/22/2013 Excellent Documentary See more 09/26/2012 Fascinating documentary about the charismatic Peruvian leader and what lead even his own wife to call for his ousting. See more 01/19/2011 All I can say is wow. How did I not know about any of this? What an incredibly well put together chronology of events. Excellent documentary. Check it out! See more 12/27/2010 I'm a little conflicted after watching this film. On one hand, Fujimori seems like the perfect answer that Peru needed. But he also seems to have went about his accomplishments in a manner that was contrary to human rights. Yet he seems he totally accomplished what he went after and maintained a high popularity rating throughout all of it (and still today). But how different are Fujimori's actions in comparison with Bush's post-9/11 actions? I like that this documentary made me actually question who I thought was right and shows that Fujimori was a very capable President ... but I feel it glosses over and diminishes the human rights abuses it accuses him of. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Ellen Perry examines the 10-year reign of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori.
Director
Ellen Perry
Producer
Ellen Perry
Screenwriter
Ellen Perry, Kim Roberts, Zack Anderson
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 21, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
May 5, 2006
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 5, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.6K
Runtime
1h 23m