Machuca
2004
Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.
- Andrés Wood
- 1h 56m
- February 24, 2004 · Chile, France, Spain, United Kingdom
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 24, 2004
- Original language
- Spanish
- Spoken languages
- Spanish, English
- Countries
- Chile, France, Spain, United Kingdom
- Production
- TVE,Canal+ España,Tornasol Films,Programa Ibermedia,Ibermedia,Invercine&Wood,Paraíso Production,Tornasol Media,Mamoun Hassan Productions
- Cast
- Tamara Acosta,Pablo Krögh,Alejandro Goic,Samuel Guajardo,Mauricio Bustos,Matías Quer,Alejandro Trejo,Alfredo Ahumada,Ernesto Malbrán,Lucas Edwardsand 24 more
- Director
- Andrés Wood
- Cinematography
- M.I. Littin-Menz
- Music
- Miguel Miranda
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Revenue
- $3,187,700
- IMDb
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