Watch In the Name of the People

El Salvador was immersed in a blood Civil War during the 1980s. In the Name of the People is a 1985 documentary about the war. The movie received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary. The movie presents an up close and personal account of the Salvadoran Civil War. Four filmmakers secretly cross the border into El Salvador to travel with the guerrilla forces. They film the guerrillas as they battle government forces. The movie offers important insights about the conflict in El Salvador. It captures gruesome battle scenes and it helps to explain the motives and reasons for the conflict.