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Summary:

The invasion of Panama by the U.S in Christmas and New Year of 1989 -- when American troops deposed dictator Manuel Noriega, killing an unknown number of civilians in the process -- serves as an excuse to explore how a people remember, transform, and often forget their past in order re-define their identity and become who they are today. Invasion documents the collective memory utilizing a combination of reenactments and interviews of the 1989 US Invasion. The people's lives were deeply shaken by the invasion: Defense forces who fought symbolic battles, politicians who justify their actions, friends of the church, from civilians to former General Noriega. Did the "gringos" bring democracy or destruction? Was Noriega a victim or a villain? Was he an anti-Imperialist or a CIA accomplice gone rogue? Was it about drug trafficking or arms dealing, or perhaps neither? Or does it really just boil down to the fact that the U.S. wasn't ready to relinquish control of the Panama Canal? These questions, many of which go intentionally unanswered, constitute the first Panamanian attempt to reconcile with a national trauma that many Panamanians have been all too eager to forget.

Contributors:

Benaim, Abner , director

Apertura Films (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Ajimolido Films (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Languages:

Spanish

Language Notes:

In Spanish.

Alternate Titles:

Invasion: a diary of Panama's U.S. Invasion

Subjects:

Noriega, Manuel Antonio, 1934-2017

Panama — History — American Invasion, 1989

Panama — History — American Invasion, 1989 — Personal narratives, Panamanian

American Invasion of Panama (Panama : 1989)

1989

Panama

United States

Genres:

Documentary films

Online media

Internet videos

History

General Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed September 1, 2020).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (95 mins.))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1195890594

Other Control Numbers:

99265681300971 (source: VaAlASP)
4079750 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP4079750/avon