Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Play Loud Productions
Franco on Trial The Spanish Nuremberg
"In 2010 an Argentinean judge launched an attempt to prosecute crimes committed during the Franco dictatorship Will the socalled Argentinean trials become the Spanish Nuremberg"Movie
1 hr 41 minDocumentary
Plot
Franco on Trial is the new film by Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios After the success of Francos Settlers their first encounter with Francos dictatorship they are now setting their sights on one of the darkest chapters of European history the presumed organized extermination that took place during the coup the war and the subsequent dictatorship led by Franco as well as Argentinas current effort by invoking the principle of universal jurisdiction to prosecute Francoists accused of committing crimes against humanity The film is also a sore reminder of an issue that still stands today the clearcut accountability held by Germany Italy and Portugal The film accomplishes to give both sides a voice those against whom the killing has been directed and the side of the perpetrators