Chile '76
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1h 36m
Directed by Manuela Martelli • Drama • 2022 • Chile, Argentina • Spanish with English subtitles
Starring Aline Kuppenheim, Nicolas Sepulveda, Hugo Medina
Set during the early days of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, "Chile ‘76" builds from quiet character study to gripping suspense thriller as it explores one woman’s precarious flirtation with political engagement. When the family priest asks her to take care of an injured young man he has been sheltering in secret, Carmen is inadvertently drawn into the world of the Chilean political opposition.
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