The Panama Deception

The Panama Deception
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Directed by	Barbara Trent
Written by	David Kaspar
Narrated by	Elizabeth Montgomery
Music by	Chuck Wild
Release dates	July 31, 1992 (1992-07-31)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Panama Deception is a 1992 American documentary film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film is critical of the actions of the US military during the 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States, covering the conflicting reasons for the invasion and depicting the US media as biased. It also highlighted media bias, showing events that were unreported or misreported in the news. It was directed by Barbara Trent of the Empowerment Project and was narrated by actress Elizabeth Montgomery.

The film asserts that the U.S. government invaded Panama primarily to renegotiate the terms of the Torrijos–Carter Treaties. Another allegation made by the film is that the United States tested some form of laser or energy weapon during the invasion. The film also includes footage of mass graves uncovered after the US troops had withdrawn, burned down neighborhoods, as well as depictions of some of the 20,000 refugees who fled the fighting.

See also

• Politico-media complex

External links

• The Panama Deception at IMDb
• The Panama Deception at AllMovie
• The Panama Deception online version