Machuca (2004)

02/24/2004 (CL) • 1h 56m

Drama

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Matías Quer

Gonzalo Infante

Ariel Mateluna

Pedro Machuca

Aline Küppenheim

María Luisa

Ernesto Malbrán

Father McEnroe

Francisco Reyes

Patricio Infante


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,500,000.00

Revenue

$3,187,700.00

Keywords

1970s

demonstration

trauma

santiago, chile

chile

pinochet regime

friends

historical event

classmate

sexual initiation

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