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POV S1E3 — Fire From the Mountain

POV•Season 1•Episode 3

Fire From the Mountain

Jul 12, 198860 min

Based on the autobiography of Nicaraguan author Omar Cabezas, Fire From the Mountain is the lyrical, earthy, sometimes humorous account of the author's political journey from student activist to guerrilla to government official. Shaffer's last film, Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements, won an Oscar

Directed byDeborah Shaffer

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Episode Summary

"Fire From the Mountain" is episode 3 of POV season 1. Directed by Deborah Shaffer, it aired on July 12, 1988.

Next: E4 · Knocking on Armageddon's Door Best of Season 1