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Fall of Fujimori, The
EMAILPRINTStardust Pictures / Cinema Libre Studio

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 11 critic reviews
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Based on 2 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by:
Directed by: Ellen Perry
Release Date:
Theatrical: January 18, 2006
DVD: September 5, 2006
Running Time: 83 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Language(s): English / Spanish (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Alberto Fujimori, Keiko Fujimori, Susana Higuchi, Vladimiro Montesinos, and Gustavo Goritti
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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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir
It's a fascinating, haunting, unintentionally gruesome spectacle with, as Perry has said, echoes of Shakespearean tragedy.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dana Stevens
A cautionary essay on the risks to democracy posed by the fight against terrorism.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
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.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias
If the end justifies the means, it would be hard to deny that the legacy of Alberto Fujimori, the disgraced former President of Peru, is largely triumphant.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
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.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Adam Nayman
Although they’re not revealing in a "Barbara Walters gets the guest to cry" sense, the interview segments are queasily fascinating.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano
A confoundingly mercurial figure, Fujimori is a fascinating subject. But in her focus on the man, Perry fails to paint a broader picture of a racially diverse and extremely complex country.
Read Full Review >Variety John Anderson
Ellen Perry seems keenly aware, there is really no need to embellish the Fujimori story, which has enough unlikely melodrama for six Italian operas.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michael Atkinson
The Fall of Fujimori is more-or less-than the flip side to last week's Film Forum Peru primer "State of Fear": It's a prismatic shudder, a maddening manifestation of historical ambivalence.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Joshua Katzman
To her credit, Perry isn't taken in by Fujimori's attempts to distance himself from the controversies that plagued his presidency. Helped by Kim Roberts's excellent editing, she succinctly chronicles his unlikely ascent and subsequent collapse.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Jeremy Mathews
Perry creates an objective yet not overly dry character study of the man, now a fugitive living in Japan, as he recalls his days in power.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Sarah T. gave it a9:
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.
