Guzmán immediately leapt into action just as soon as he heard news of Augosto Pinochet’s surprise arrest for human rights violations in October 1998 during an extended visit to London. Capturing the crowds of anti- and pro-Pinochet supporters who crowded the site of Pinochet’s house arrest, Guzmán also extensively features voices for and against the prosecution of Chilean dictator, speaking extensively to the Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón who masterminded the trial as well as Pinochet friends and supporters. At the center of the film are Guzmán’s moving encounters with victims of Pinochet’s worst crimes, those who suffered horrendous torture or the assassination of a loved one and who spoke out for the first time for the film and for the cause of the trial, reliving their nightmares. With subtlety and the greatest respect for the victims Guzmán films makes frighteningly clear the depth of darkness and suffering caused by the unchecked savagery of the Pincohet years. – HG