The Fall of Fujimori
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  • Summary: The Fall of Fujimori is a character-driven, political thriller exploring the volatile events that defined Alberto Fujimori's decade-long reign of Peru. (Stardust Pictures)

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
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  1. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    80
    It's a fascinating, haunting, unintentionally gruesome spectacle with, as Perry has said, echoes of Shakespearean tragedy.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    80
    A cautionary essay on the risks to democracy posed by the fight against terrorism.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    Perry - who also produced, wrote and lensed - was able to talk Fujimori into letting her interview him on camera in Japan. He puts on a great show.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    75
    Fujimori comes off as amiable and in full denial, recalling the positive headlines of his presidency - and there were many - while laying the scandals off on Montesinos.

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  1. SarahT.
    9
    A fascinating look at a highly controversial political leader in an untenable political climate. This is the best kind of documentary filmmaking - we are ultimately left to wrestle with our own ethical sense rather than being told what to think.… Expand

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