PBS Premiere: July 12, 1988
Synopsis
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 in 1985.
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Fire From the Mountain
Premiere Date: July 12, 1988
Filmmaker: Deborah Shaffer
Filmmaker
Deborah Shaffer

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