Sister Dorothy was a simple nun trying her best to give her life in service of positive social change. The title of the film gives away the ending (beginning, middle parts and end, really), but the journey there is more horrifying than the idea of a good-hearted, elderly humanitarian being brutally murdered. The presence of very powerful business interests at the center of the plot to commit Sister Dorothy's murder isn't surprising, but otherworldly.

I've become so accustomed to the comforts and insulation of living a safe, homogenized life in the United States that I forget how different the developing world is. Murders like Dorothy's are unfortunately commonplace, and there's no more dangerous place to be a politician or populist figure than South America or China at this point. Dorothy's voice for the people living in the shadow of massive corporate greed is truly inspiring and heartening. It's the kind of hope I believe in, the idea that one person can stand up for what's right and redirect a mighty river of adversity.

The narration by Martin Sheen is excellent (as is the whole film), but I kept wanting to hear President Bartlett send in the Marines or something. I'm certain this will get picked up by someone for release at some point, so catch it when you can and support it through any upcoming festival screenings you may attend. It won a Grand Jury Award at SXSW this year, but that alone won't carry it.