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MACHUCA
Directed by Andrés Wood
Chile/Spain/France, 2005 120 minutes In Spanish w/ English subtitles |
"One of those special films that broadens and deepens as it goes on." - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times CO-SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE & THE OFFICE FOR STUDY ABROAD |
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FILM SUMMARY
Set in Santiago, Chile, in the autumn of 1973, MACHUCA grounds a heartwrenching coming-of-age tale in the backdrop of political upheaval. When the idealistic headmaster of a private school accepts a few poor children on scholarship, two boys with drastically dissimilar backgrounds become unlikely friends. Gonzalo lives in a wealthy suburb, where he remains unaware of the growing resistance of his class to the socialist president, while Machuca is from the slums of Santiago, and witnesses evidence of political strife on a regular basis. After accompanying Machuca and his uncle to sell banners at two political rallies -- one advocating Allende's socialist government and the other calling for its overthrow -- Gonzalo becomes a fixture in Machuca's life. Amidst the blossoming of a life-altering friendship are constant hints of the political turmoil and class polarization disrupting the boys' country. When President Allende is eventually overthrown in a violent military coup, the youths must face the irreparable divide of their divergent socioeconomic positions. FILM LINKS
* View trailer (on French website)
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