Missing (1982), is based on a true story about an American journalist who simply vanished during the Chilean Pinochet coup of 1973. There has been some considerable debate about the U.S. government and their purposes in other countries. What comes out within the structure of this particular film is that what is good for the 'nation' is not always good for the 'people'. In this particular for instance, the good of the nation is the prevention of communism and Marxist regimes, especially in the Western hemisphere. The good of the 'people' was put to the test when Charles Horman found out too much and was silenced.
Historically, facts have shown that the American government