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  • Moviemaker Jul 7, 2017

    “Enter Oscar Ramírez into my life in February 2014, and my ignorance for all things Guatemala was about to dramatically change.”

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  • The Washington Post Apr 27, 2017

    “That’s a deep poetic sentiment, and it powerfully encapsulates the message of hope and wholeness delivered by this well-told tale.”

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  • New York Times – Review Apr 25, 2017

    “Despite recounting brutality, Finding Oscar manages to generate some hope as human-rights workers, prosecutors and forensic scientists seek justice for victims of these war crimes. What starts out as a study of savagery becomes a lesson in determination.”

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  • LA Times – Review Apr 20, 2017

    “A twisty, protracted fight for justice is deftly traced in “Finding Oscar,” an absorbing, if grim, documentary from producer-director Ryan Suffern (who co-wrote with Mark Monroe) and executive producer Steven Spielberg”

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  • NBC News Apr 18, 2017

    “It was a remarkable journey, and it was a story that needed to be told,” producer Frank Marshall told NBC Latino. “I’m a storyteller and I thought it was an incredible story.

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  • Hoy Los Angeles Apr 17, 2017

    Para Suffern, se trata de una discusión que resulta relevante en los tiempos que vivimos, cuando hay políticos en posiciones de poder que rechazan profundamente a los inmigrantes. “Lo que contamos en esta cinta explica por qué tantos centroamericanos escaparon de sus zonas de origen para buscar refugio en Estados Unidos, y por qué Los Ángeles es la segunda ciudad en el mundo en la que hay más guatemaltecos, fuera de Ciudad de Guatemala”, precisó.

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  • The Village Voice Apr 13, 2017

    “A mix of archival footage and interviews with surviving family members of the victims guide the way toward Oscar, not that the search is easy; still, you don’t call your movie Finding Oscar if you never actually do so.”

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  • Pure Nonfiction with Thom Powers – Podcast Apr 7, 2017

    “From Indiana Jones to Guatemala’s Civil War”

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  • Birth.Movies.Death – Review Mar 15, 2017

    A beautifully told version of a tale that’s both harrowing and intensely human, Finding Oscar is a remarkable feat of non-fiction that should not be missed.

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  • ‘Finding Oscar’ Nabbed by FilmRise, Set for Spring 2017 Release Dec 6, 2016

    “This film has been a passion project for all that have been involved in its making over the past few years,” said producer Marshall. “We’re beyond thrilled to be partnering with FilmRise and Amazon to bring this story to the significant audience it deserves.”

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  • Shuffle Online Oct 16, 2016

    “We highly recommend the film if you’re looking for a thought-provoking documentary that does not shy away from depicting harsh realities with a sliver of hope thrown in.”

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  • Cascade A&E Oct 5, 2016

    “LA-Based Producer Makes Another Powerful Return to Bendfilm”

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  • Hollywood Reporter – Boston Film Festival Unveils Winners Oct 3, 2016

    “The New England-based fest named the Jon Voight-starrer American Wrestler: The Wizard as the best film while Frank Marshall-produced doc Finding Oscar won Best Documentary.”

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  • Kaosenlared Sep 5, 2016

    “Usaremos este film para educar a más gente sobre lo sucedido”, y agrega “esperamos que los estadounidenses entiendan por qué los guatemaltecos, hondureños y otros, están aquí, por qué vienen, huyendo de qué”.

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  • Telluride Publishing Sep 3, 2016

    “Director Ryan Suffern, and producer, Frank Marshall bring home this touching and troubling and well told saga.”

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  • New York Times Sep 3, 2016

    “With the documentary what one hopes is for justice to be done and for what happened in Las Dos Erres to never happen again.” – Sonia Perez D.

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  • Hollywood Reporter – Review Sep 3, 2016

    “An absorbing documentary about an unlikely survival story. “

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  • Deadline Sep 2, 2016

    Telluride to World Premier Documentary ‘Finding Oscar’ From Frank Marshall & Steven Spielberg – Trailer

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  • New York Times Magazine Jun 30, 2016

    “In the face of death threats, a forensic anthropologist has spent two decades exhuming the victims of a “dirty” civil war. Now his work might help bring justice for their murders.” – Maggie Jones

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  • American Lawyer Aug 13, 2013

    “A  founder  of  Human  Rights  First,  Greathead  realized  that  Oscar  suddenly  had  a  strong  argument  that  he  would  face  persecution  in  Guatemala,  because  he  was  the  walking  symbol  of  a  massacre  whose  prosecution  bitterly  divided  the  nation. “

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  • Fundacion MEPI May 26, 2012

    “El caso de ninguna manera queda cerrado. Siete sospechosos continúan prófugos, incluyendo dos altos mandos del escuadrón. Las autoridades piensan que pueden estar en los Estados Unidos o en Guatemala, protegidos por poderosos nexos con el ejército y el crimen organizado.” – Arturo García Arellano y Marta Gómez-Rodulfo

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  • ProPublica May 13, 2012

    “The case is by no means over. Seven suspects remain at large, including two of the squad’s top officers.” -Sebastian Rotella and Ana Arana

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