Die Frau des Reporters

In the spring of 1980, Esther Jochmann, a young Austrian woman, flies to San Salvador. Her husband, a journalist, has been killed. She has to identify his corpse so that the authorities will allow it to be transferred to Europe. She learns that Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was also a victim of an assassination, had granted a taped interview to her husband. Padre Manuel hands the tape over to her. Esther accompanies the Padre and John, an American reporter, who are trying to find the murderers.

Release Date

March 23, 1986

Status

Released

Original Title

Die Frau des Reporters

Runtime

1h 25min

Budget

Revenue

Language

German

Production Companies

TELLUX-FilmORFZDF