1971 Ugandan coup d'état

In both documentaries, General Idi Amin Dada and The Act of Killing, the authors spent a considerable amount of time with the perpetrators of mass murder. In The Act of Killing Joshua Oppenheimer gets access to the executioners, gangsters and paramilitary leaders who carried out millions of mass killings. In General Idi Amin, Barbet Schroeder spent time with one of the greatest mass murderers and the third Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada. Schroeder was able to document his firsthand account of events. Both documentaries demonstrate the kind of extraordinary access the authors were given and their ability to document the unspeakably painful truth. In both documentaries the perpetrators seem to have the impression that they are in control of…

These two political leaders though their rise to power, respect for others, and use of power have formed a reputation for all political leaders. What a political leader does to rise to power shows like a preview to the kind of leader they will serve as. Whether they fight for leadership with a motivation for greed or ambition it will affect many people's views of who they're leaders as a person and what they think and feel about that particular political leader. If a person only…

In his film, Missing (1982), director Costa-Gavras documents the disappearance/death of US citizen Charles Horman (John Shea) during the 1973 military coup in Chile. In doing so, Costa-Gavras’ film offers a realistic portrayal of the US government’s involvement in the coup through a documented account of their failure to protect their own citizens. He accomplishes this by having the film follow the emotional journey of Charles Foreman’s father, Ed Horman (Jack Lemon), who represents the…