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The Short Life of José Antonio Gutiérrez
Directed by
Heidi Specogna
2006
1h 39m
Documentary
7.6
92%
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A look behind the heroic story of a Guatamalan immigrant who became the first U.S. soldier to die in the American-led war in Iraq.
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Cast of The Short Life of José Antonio Gutiérrez
Marc Montez
Himself
Patrick Atkinson
Himself
Fabian Girón
Himself
Veronica Morales
Herself
Engracia Sirín Paz Gutierrez
Herself
Wenda Periera
Herself
Nora Mosquera
Herself
David Gonzales
Himself
Miguel Perez
Himself
Eva Mattes
Narrator (voice)
Alexander Radszun
Narrator (voice)
José Antonio Gutierrez
Himself (archive footage)
Peter Flechtner
Narrator (voice)
Heidi Specogna
Director / Writer
Gerd Haag
Producer
The Short Life of José Antonio Gutiérrez Ratings & Reviews
Paste Magazine
Robert Davis
With honesty and respect, Heidi Specogna has made neither a shallow tribute nor a polemic. She's made a great film about America.
Los Angeles Times
Mark Olsen
Mournful and engrossing.
Film Journal International
Eric Monder
Dispels any remaining myth about the "compassionate" side of that supposed compassionate conservative, George W. Bush.
New York Times
Matt Zoller Seitz
Although Ms. Specogna's film fleshes out his life to the extent that it can, the portrait remains frustratingly incomplete. But given its larger subject - a young life trampled beneath history's forward march - this seems entirely fitting.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
Now, more than ever, it should be seen here in the U.S. for its ironies, both implicit and explicit.
Village Voice
Brian Miller
With only a few letters and family photos, director Heidi Specogna never brings her subject to life.
eye WEEKLY
Jason Anderson
It's impossible not to think of the many other 'green-card soldiers' -- desperate Latin Americans offered breaks on permanent resident status in exchange for military enlistment -- who've paid the highest price for a shot at a better life.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
The life and death of the first American soldier killed in Iraq complicates the ongoing debate on illegal immigration.
Film Threat
Michael Ferraro
The Short Life... is one of those docs that takes the life of an individual and surrounds it with other people's stories that are just as absorbing.
Variety
Robert Koehler
Heidi Specogna's The Short Life of Jose Antonio Gutierrez sensitively and methodically tells the story of the first U.S. soldier killed in the 2003 Iraq invasion.
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