Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired (2017): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2017, Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired is a history and documentary film directed by Dawn Gifford Engle, running about 64 minutes. “The story of former president of Costa Rica and 1987 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Oscar Sanchez Arias.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. This is the story of a tiny country that made a decision to do something that no other country had ever done -- it decided to abolish its army and declare peace to the world. And this is the story of a young boy who grew up in that country, and how he ended up challenging -- and sometimes even convincing -- the greatest powers in the world to follow Costa Rica's example. "Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired" is a Don Quixote-like saga with great historical touchstones -- Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Cold War politics and Communism, Central American War and Peace. It follows a slight, academic, and most unlikely hero over the course of more than fifty years, as he travels the world in a quest to stop the spread of the weapons of war. In the end, it is a story about the triumph of reason, of the sparrow triumphing over the eagle, and how the impossible dream can sometimes come true.

Who’s in it. Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired stars Oscar Arias as Himself, Maria Pretiz as Narrator, Tom Brokaw as Himself and Mikhail Gorbachev as Himself.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home and Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired page.

If you liked it. Fans of Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired tend to enjoy Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Hacksaw Ridge and Green Book.