The Fall of Fujimori
Product Description
directed by Ellen Perry
USA 2005, 84 minutes, Color
NTSC, DVD, Not Rated
The Fall of Fujimori is a character-driven, political-thriller documentary that explores the volatile events that defined Alberto Fujimori's decade-long reign of Peru: His meteoric rise from son of poor Japanese immigrants to the presidency; his fateful relationship with the shadowy and Machiavellian Vladimiro Montesinos; his self-coup that dissolved overnight both Congress and the Judiciary; and the bloody and dramatic Japanese Embassy hostage crisis.
Since fleeing Peru in disgrace four years ago, Alberto Fujimori has remained virtually silent about the sensational end of his controversial presidency. Until now.
DVD Extras:
- Director's Commentary
- Leonard Maltin Interview
- Suppression of the Press
- FARC Arms Deal
- Character Updates
USA 2005, 84 minutes, Color
NTSC, DVD, Not Rated
The Fall of Fujimori is a character-driven, political-thriller documentary that explores the volatile events that defined Alberto Fujimori's decade-long reign of Peru: His meteoric rise from son of poor Japanese immigrants to the presidency; his fateful relationship with the shadowy and Machiavellian Vladimiro Montesinos; his self-coup that dissolved overnight both Congress and the Judiciary; and the bloody and dramatic Japanese Embassy hostage crisis.
Since fleeing Peru in disgrace four years ago, Alberto Fujimori has remained virtually silent about the sensational end of his controversial presidency. Until now.
DVD Extras:
- Director's Commentary
- Leonard Maltin Interview
- Suppression of the Press
- FARC Arms Deal
- Character Updates