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Machuca (2004)

Machuca (2004)

Drama

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

Release Date: 2004, February 24
Directors: Andrés Wood
Countries: Chile, Spain, France, United Kingdom
Production: Tornasol Media, Canal+ España, TVE, Invercine&Wood, Paraíso Production, Mamoun Hassan Productions, Programa Ibermedia
Cast: Federico Luppi, Francisco Reyes, Andrea García-Huidobro, María Izquierdo, Jack Arama, Catherine Mazoyer, Jorge Zepeda, Lucas Edwards, Alejandro Goic, Pablo Krögh, Gabriela Medina, Hugo Vásquez

Overview:

Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian kids. One of them is Pedro Machuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning lady in Gonzalo Infante's liberal-bourgeois home. Yet the new classmates become buddies, paradoxically protesting together as Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro's slum family and gang. But the adults spoil that too, not in the least when general Pinochet's coup ousts Allende, and supporters such as McEnroe.

Keywords:

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