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The Panama Deception

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Filmmaker Barbara Trent ties the 1989 invasion to Manuel Noriega, the CIA and U.S. policy since 1903.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader The Panama Deception makes us acutely aware of the wider problem of evaluating any information we get in the news... Rated: 3/4 Jun 2, 2022 Full Review Emanuel Levy Variety Forceful condemnation of the Reagan-Bush policy in Panama, especially after the 1989 invasion. Relavent message--a total dismissal of the officual story--and timeley release in election year increased the visibility of docu, which won the Oscar Award. Rated: B+ Oct 6, 2006 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Dan Lybarger Nitrate Online A sobering look at how Noriega went from the US payroll to jail. Rated: 5/5 May 29, 2003 Full Review Enrique Buchichio Uruguay Total A revelatory documentary Rated: 4/5 Mar 11, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Leaburn O One of the best Oscar winning documentaries. US foreign policy is often so insidious that it tarnishes the whole nation. Ironically it’s the same nation that can produce such worthy investigative reporting. Go figure. Watched on YouTube. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review georgan g Another sad example of why most of the world hates the US. GOP brutal politics of illegal war to continue US control explain the checkered past in Panama. Well written documentary shows exactly what happened there. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A must see for anyone traveling in the region. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A very dry, step by step account of our relationship with Panama & the ultimate breakdown of those relations leading to our ousting of Noriega. It plays as a basic news report. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member The most uplifting scenes in this story of mass murder are those of the loving care Panamanians gave to reburying their loved ones in proper caskets after discovering fifteen civilian mass graves created by US military bulldozers. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Marvellous documentary about the Panama invasion by the United States and the role that the U.S. had in propping up Noriega beforehand. Unfortunately, it relevant only to the historians now. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Barbara Trent

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Elizabeth Montgomery

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Synopsis Filmmaker Barbara Trent ties the 1989 invasion to Manuel Noriega, the CIA and U.S. policy since 1903.
Director
Barbara Trent
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 31, 1992, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 25, 2007
Runtime
1h 31m
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