The Amesty International Film Festival opens this week, and they'll be screening a couple of blockbusters. "The Ground Truth" stunned filmgoers at the 2006 Sundance and Nantucket Film Festivals. It's an unflinching look at the recruitment, training, and combat lives of U.S. soldiers, and how they struggle to reintegrate with their families and communities when they return home.Also being screened is my favorite Oliver Stone film, the 1986 classic "Salvador," based on the real story of an American journalist who drives to El Salvador to chronicle the events of the 1980 military dictatorship, including the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero.
When: Thursday, September 14, through Saturday, September 16 at various times
Where: National Geographic Society Headquarters (1600 M Street, NW; The Grosvenor Auditorium; 202/857-7700
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