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Salvador

Dateline: 1980, El Salvador. Correspondent: Richard Boyle, Photojournalist - Guatemala, Iran, Vietnam, Chile, Belfast, Lebanon, Cambodia...

In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.

19862h 3mRDrama, War

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About Salvador

Directors
Oliver Stone
Cast
James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage, Elpidia Carrillo, Tony Plana
Genres
Drama, War
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America, Mexico
Status
Released

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