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Machuca

Machuca

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

20047.81h 56m

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.

Directed by Andrés Wood
Written by Andrés Wood, Eliseo Altunaga, Mamoun Hassan
Produced by Andrés Wood, Mamoun Hassan, Gerardo Herrero
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5MRevenue: $3.2M

Top Cast

Matías Quer

Matías Quer

Gonzalo Infante

Ariel Mateluna

Ariel Mateluna

Pedro Machuca

Aline Küppenheim

Aline Küppenheim

María Luisa

E

Ernesto Malbrán

Father McEnroe

Federico Luppi

Federico Luppi

Roberto

Manuela Martelli

Manuela Martelli

Silvana

Tamara Acosta

Tamara Acosta

Juana

Francisco Reyes

Francisco Reyes

Patricio Infante

Alejandro Trejo

Alejandro Trejo

Willy

María Olga Matte

María Olga Matte

Miss Gilda

Themes & Keywords

1970sdemonstrationtraumasantiago, chilechilepinochet regimefriendshistorical eventclassmatesexual initiation

About Machuca

Machuca is a drama film released in 2004 exploring themes of 1970s, demonstration, trauma, santiago, chile, chile, pinochet regime. Directed by Andrés Wood, it stars Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Aline Küppenheim. 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.

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