POV
Season 23 Episode 6 - El General
Past and present collide as award-winning filmmaker Natalia Almada (Al Otro Lado, POV 2006) brings to life audio recordings she inherited from her grandmother, daughter of Plutarco Elias Calles, a revolutionary general who became Mexico’s president in 1924. In his time, Calles was called El Jefe Maximo (Foremost Chief). Today he is remembered as El Quema-Curas (Priest Burner) and as a dictator who ruled through puppet presidents until his exile in 1936. Airing during the centennial of the Mexican Revolution, El General moves between a daughter’s memories as she grapples with history’s portrayal of her father and the weight of his legacy on Mexico today. Winner of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Directing Award: Documentary. A co-production of ITVS in association with Latino Public Broadcasting. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting. (90:00)
Episodes in Season 23
Food, Inc.
60 min
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
60 min
The Beaches of Agnès
60 min
Promised Land
60 min
Good Fortune
60 min
El General
60 min
Presumed Guilty
60 min
Salt
60 min
The Edge of Dreaming
60 min
Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy
60 min
Off and Running
60 min
In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee
60 min
The Oath
60 min
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
60 min
