{"id":933,"date":"2012-02-28T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2012\/02\/28\/hot-docs-the-siege-now-available-in-media-services\/"},"modified":"2012-02-28T15:10:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T20:10:00","slug":"hot-docs-the-siege-now-available-in-media-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2012\/02\/28\/hot-docs-the-siege-now-available-in-media-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Docs:  The Siege now available in Media Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-i5s4qJ3fN8g\/T00p1r822sI\/AAAAAAAABEM\/GyB1iXSgCdc\/s1600\/the%2Bsiege%2B-%2Bla%2Btoma.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;width: 320px;height: 213px\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-i5s4qJ3fN8g\/T00p1r822sI\/AAAAAAAABEM\/GyB1iXSgCdc\/s320\/the%2Bsiege%2B-%2Bla%2Btoma.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714269504510810818\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;font-family:georgia;font-size:12pt\">This documentary follows the story of the day of the Siege of Colombia\u2019s Palace of Justice, where close to 100 people were killed including most of the Colombia\u2019s supreme court justices, and tracks the courtroom drama of Colonel Plazas Vega\u2019s trial 25 years later. In the course of the highly charged trial the lawyers, prosecutors, and the judge all wear bulletproof vests, and start traveling with armed guards, in fear for their lives. The case has captured the attention of the Colombian public, and both practically and symbolically it has become a touchstone for the integrity of justice in Colombia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia\">DVD<\/span><span style=\"font-family:georgia\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia\">9594<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/25517991\">La Toma (The Siege)<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/latoma\">Pivot Pictures<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--><a href=\"http:\/\/icarusfilms.com\/new2011\/toma.html\"><span style=\"font-size:100%\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;font-family:georgia;font-size:12pt\">Distributor description<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This documentary follows the story of the day of the Siege of Colombia\u2019s Palace of Justice, where close to 100 people were killed including most of the Colombia\u2019s supreme court justices, and tracks the courtroom drama of Colonel Plazas Vega\u2019s trial 25 years later. 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