The Ambassador (2005 film)

The Ambassador (Norwegian: Ambassadøren) is a 2005 Norwegian documentary film directed by Erling Borgen.[1][2] It is a Norwegian production, produced by Erling Borgen for INSIGHT TV.[1][3]

Ambassadøren
The Ambassador
Directed byErling Borgen
Produced byErling Borgen
Written byErling Borgen
StarringJohn Negroponte
Rigoberta Menchú
Gustavo Álvarez Martínez
Medardo Gómez
Music byRagnar Bjerkreim
CinematographyAlejandro Reynoso
Line Bie
Dave Simmons
Randall Love
Edited byLine Bie
Release date
  • 25 January 2005 (2005-01-25) (Norway)
Running time
56 minutes[1]
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
Spanish
English

Synopsis

The film examines the career of John Negroponte, focusing primarily on his time as U.S. Ambassador to Honduras in the early 1980s. It brings to light the militaristic aspects of his service in the region in relation to the Reagan Doctrine. Interviews with numerous Central American human rights activists point to Negroponte's alleged complicity in war crimes not only in his nation of diplomatic assignment, but also in neighboring El Salvador as a part of the Salvadoran Civil War and in Nicaragua as an aid to the Contras. The documentary covers forced disappearance as part of this involvement including the disappearance of 179 Hondurans and specific examples such as the case of Father James Carney, whose brother is interviewed.[2] The film also contains interviews with former U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Jack R. Binns, Negroponte's predecessor; indigenous Guatemalan activist Rigoberta Menchú, and Salvadoran bishop Medardo Gómez.

References
  1. "The Ambassador (Ambassadøren)". nfi.no. Norwegian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. Grossman, Richard (January 2007). "The Ambassador by Erling Borgen". The Americas. Academy of American Franciscan History. 63 (3): 507–509. doi:10.1353/tam.2007.0017. JSTOR 4491290.
  3. "Les films - L'ambassadeur" [The Films - The Ambassador] (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2014.


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