Showtimes and Locations

Friday, October 9. 12:00 n. 104W Ekstrom Library
Introduction: Prof. Brenda Ortíz-Loyola, Classical & Modern Languages

Saturday, October 10. 7:00 p.m. Muhammad Ali Center
Introduction: Prof. Avery Kolers, Department of Philosophy

Title: 339 Amán Abel Hasbun. Memory of a Crime/339 Amín Abel Hasbun. Memoria de un crimen
Director(s): Etzel Baez
Country: Domican Republic
Year: 2014
language: Spanish with English Subtitles
Genre: Drama
Type: Full length feature film
Length: 90 minutes.
Format: Digital
Rating*: NR 

 

Presented as part of The Spanish Film Club series with the support Pragda, and the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC, Spain-USA Foundation. Special thanks to the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.

*Rating System:  Latin American films use a different rating systme. However, we have used the following rating system to evaluafte these films.
V includes violence | L includes strong language | N includes nudity | S includes sex

Storyline

Based on a real story, 339 Amín Abel Hasbun. Memory of a Crime is an intriguing account of the murder of Amín Abel Hasbun, a brilliant student leader in the Dominican Republic accused of kidnapping US Embassy official J. Crowley. Hasbun was one of many young leftists fighting against the government of Dr. Joaquín Balaguer, who favored a repressive regime.

Hasbun’s death shook the sensibility of the Dominican people to the point that Balaguer had to orchestrate an investigation despite the fact that his government had been responsible for the cold-blooded murder.

With a plot that involved the CIA and the Dominican Republic Police Force, the film does an excellent job at deconstructing the events that took place the morning of September 24, 1970, when Amin, his wife and 2-year-old son received the fatal visit of the police and country’s District Attorney..
From Pragda, Spanish Film Club

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