Project Detail

The Art of Political Murder

Synopsis

An investigation into the truth behind the murder of Guatemalan cleric and human rights activist Bishop Juan Gerardi, who was killed in 1998 just days after trying to hold the country's military accountable for the atrocities committed during its civil war.
The shocking murder of Gerardi in the aftermath of the Guatemalan Civil War sets the ground for a powerful battle between justice and corruption in this political crime thriller
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2020 - Spotlight Documentary - World premiere

Details

Year
2020
Type of film
Features
Director
Paul Taylor
Producer
Teddy Leifer, Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer
George Clooney
Editor
Masahiro Hirakubo
Director of Photography
Tom Turley
Composer
Yann McCullough
Principal cast
With Contributions From: Francisco Goldman, Ronalth Ochaeta, Claudia Méndez Arriaza, Leopoldo Zeissig, Rubén Chanax, Arturo Aguilar

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK co-production

HBO Documentary Films (US), Smokehouse Pictures (US), Rise Films (UK)

Sales Company

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

The Blue Door The Blue Door

Director: Paul Taylor

Year: 2017

A district nurse is assigned a new patient living alone in a dilapidated bungalow. The nurse soon discovers that her dying patient, and the home she inhabits, are hiding a dark secret.<br /> BAFTA Film Awards 2019 - Nominated, Best British Short Film

We Are Together (Thina Simunye) We Are Together (Thina Simunye)

Director: Paul Taylor

Year: 2010

We Are Together tells the moving and inspiring story of 12 year-old Slindile and her remarkable friends at the Agape orphanage in South Africa. <br /> <br /> Filmed over three years, with unforgettable kids, soaring music and a plot full of surprises, We Are Together arrives as a stirring and uplifting documentary.

FestEvil FestEvil

Director: Paul Taylor

Year: 2014

A young couple (Ben &amp; Clare) are terrorized by a gang of masked festival goers… is it their friends playing a prank or is something more sinister going on? (it’s the second one!) As the night unfolds Ben &amp; Clare’s festival weekend quickly turns into a brutal fight for survival.