I Will Be Murdered

2013

Action / Documentary / News / Romance / Thriller

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50%
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 368 368

Plot summary

An extraordinary story of murder, love and political conspiracy triggered when a video of a murdered Guatemalan lawyer surfaced on Youtube in which he foretold his own death and named the culprits.

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Joel Vigo as Recreations
Santi Bayón as Recreations
Marco Román as Recreations
Blas Caballero as Recreations
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sire021

must see for documentary fans

just seen this last night at the Chicago International Film Festival.. and a day later I am still thinking about it, needless to say I am deeply moved by this piece (digression: seldom nowadays)the movie is very eloquently done... the pacing is perfect in my view. it held me in suspense even considering that I was familiar with the story. I'm not going to say much about the progression of the story or the narrative, but I will say that I was utterly engaged throughout the entire display. I will attribute this to extremely intelligent and diligently thought out craft of the director/writer... having said this, and not taking anything away from the movie makers, the story basically wrote itself... what a truly remarkable and deep story about a highly intelligent individual facing ultimate desperation... if you want to see a portrait of life being stranger than fiction, look no more... go see this movie if you can; look into this significant story for it will possibly open the door for you and have you expand on what you think you know about right and wronglastly, since I wasn't able to direct any questions towards the very available director last night, I would like to raise one issue that I have with the movie: I felt that the story was personalized to such an extent that the social aspect was muted... I've seen this movie in such a way that it had me take away qualms with the critical commentary of a problem that can be applied to much much bigger issues beyond the current matters in the small country of Guatemala (which is in my view a smart and a grand approach)... but my issue is, this was never stressed in the movie...which left me siting there alone with my thoughts that ultimately Rodrigo was a man that in his death, gave with one hand and took away with the other... it can be argued that any person of any power in all of our societies is faced with the same "dilemma" sooner or later... but in this light, the complex connection between a human and a society is too often overlooked
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Reviewed by Erik-Movie-Reviews 9 / 10

Still a Mystery

Without spoiling the surprise conclusion, this Murder still seems to be a Mystery over 10 years later. The government / UN appointed investigator seemed professional and certainly reached a conclusion the family, government of Guatemala, and people of Guatemala could accept, but some issues remain unanswered / glossed over in the film:

  • it seems very coincidental that the collateral / perhaps contributing Murder of Rodrigo Rosenberg's client and love interest was murdered on the same day she was said to be planning on telling her husband she was leaving him. The husband was not named or featured in the Documentary.


  • Another strange coincidence according to Wikipedia, is that 7 of the 11 people arrested for these crimes were involved in both Murders. This seems almost beyond belief if the official conclusion is accepted.


  • In the Documentary it was mentioned that Rodrigo Rosenberg's brother was violently murdered and partially decapitated as well as 2 of his nephews. It seems that Death Threats against oneself or one's family are a way of life in Guatemala and should be taken seriously. Threats against Rodrigo Rosenberg's immediate family might have greatly influenced his decision making towards the end of his life and encouraged him to play ball, for his family's safety, so to speak.


At the end of the day, this was a good Documentary and to paraphrase the last line of Chinatown (1974):

"Forget it Jake, it's Guatemala"

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