Machuca (15)

Director: Andres Wood
Starring: Matias Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli
Chile, 2004, 2 hours, subtitles

Chile. 1973. Set against the collapse of Allende’s government, quick-witted, slum-kid Pedro and shy, rich-kid Gonzalo forge an unlikely friendship and witness the country’s slide into anarchy at first hand. A delicate tale of the dawning political awareness that comes with growing up that is reminiscent of The Motorcycle Diaries.

“Quite simply an art-house classic in the making” Time Out

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