Movie Night: Romero

This movie night event will be hosted by Father Dan Griffith, who will facilitate a conversation about the movie and the meaning of accompaniment in Catholic Social Teaching. "Romero" starring Raul Julia, tells the story of Archbishop Óscar Romero who organized peaceful protests against the violent military regime, eventually at the cost of his own life. 

Here's a summary of this film, which was releasted in 1989: "Archbishop Óscar Romero (Raul Julia) is reluctant to get involved in a war that rages on between the military elite and guerrilla Marxists in his country of El Salvador. As conditions worsen and more churches are desecrated, however, he finds he cannot remain an observer. So Romero resorts to what he knows best: making speeches. The tenets he preaches are simply freedom and justice, but even so, he is seen as dangerous by the government and they are ready to retaliate."