

Messenger on a White Horse
2017-10-12 · 56 min · ★ 7.0
Explores the life and work of English journalist Robert Cox, the former editor of "The Buenos Aires Herald" daily newspaper, whose investigative reporting in the late 1970s exposed the shocking human rights crimes of Argentina's military dictators.
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- Directors
- Jayson McNamara
- Production companies
- Cabezón Films
- Countries
- Australia, Argentina
- Status
- Released
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