The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court has Broadcast Premiere on PBS P.O.V.
After its world premiere at the Sundance 09 Film Festival, The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court will have its U.S. broadcast premiere on the PBS P.O.V. series on Tuesday, July 14 at 10pm (please check local listings as times may vary by PBS station). For more information and local listings please visit:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/reckoning
In The Reckoning a David & Goliath battle of titanic proportions unfolds as International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo faces down warlords, genocidal dictators and world superpowers in his struggle to tame the Wild West of global conflict zones and bring perpetrators of crimes against humanity to justice.
I watched “The Reckoning” last night on POV. It made me realize that even in our time, as humankind repeats so many horrible errors of the past, there is still a vibrant, on-going effort by us to identify crimes against humanity wherever they may take place and stop them. The evidence is the emerging International Criminal Court so beautifully portrayed in this film. Thanks to independent filmmakers Pamela Yates, Paco de Onis and Peter Kinoy for making a film that captures the unfolding challenges of creating an international body to prosecute perpetrators of genocide and murder.