A Simple Case for Torture, or How to Sleep at Night (1983)

Género : Documental

Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 3M

Director : Martha Rosler

Sinopsis

Artist Martha Rosler identifies the totalitarian implications of an argument for torture under certain circumstances, as it appears in the editorial pages of Newsweek magazine.

Actores

Martha Rosler
Martha Rosler
Reader
Lyn Blumenthal
Lyn Blumenthal
Reader
John Strauss
John Strauss
Reader

Tripulaciones

Martha Rosler
Martha Rosler
Director
John Strauss
John Strauss
Production Manager
Dieter Froese
Dieter Froese
Camera Operator
Martha Rosler
Martha Rosler
Camera Operator

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