Edmund Horman

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Edmund Horman is a central character in the film "Missing," portrayed as a father desperately searching for his son who disappeared during the Chilean military coup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Missing NERFINISHED
appearsInYearOfRelease 1982
associatedWithEvent 1973 Chilean coup d'état
basedOnRealPerson true
characterArc from naive faith in authorities to political awareness
characterBasedOn Edmund C. Horman NERFINISHED
emotionalState desperate
determined
familyRole father
medium cinema
narrativeFunction protagonist
portrayedBy Jack Lemmon NERFINISHED
portrayedIn film
relatedWork book "The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice" NERFINISHED
roleInNarrative central character
searchContext Chile NERFINISHED
Chilean military coup
political repression
searchesFor his son
theme human rights
parental love
political violence
search for truth
workAward Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (for film "Missing") NERFINISHED
Palme d'Or (for film "Missing") NERFINISHED
workCountryOfOrigin United States NERFINISHED
workDirectedBy Costa-Gavras NERFINISHED
workGenre historical drama
political drama
workLanguage English
workSettingPlace Santiago, Chile NERFINISHED
workSettingTime 1973
workWrittenBy Costa-Gavras NERFINISHED
Donald E. Stewart NERFINISHED
John Nichols NERFINISHED

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Missing character Edmund Horman