Machuca

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Machuca (2004)

Directed by Andrés Wood

“Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.”

Drama · 1h 56m

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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Cast

Crew

Director
Andrés Wood
Screenplay
Andrés Wood, Eliseo Altunaga, Mamoun Hassan, Roberto Brodsky
Director of Photography
M.I. Littin-Menz
Original Music Composer
Miguel Miranda
Editor
Soledad Salfate, Fernando Pardo
Producer
Gerardo Herrero, Andrés Wood, Mamoun Hassan

Details

Release date
2004-02-24
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama
Original language
ES
Spoken languages
Spanish, English
Countries
Chile, France, Spain, United Kingdom
Production
Tornasol Media, Canal+ España, TVE, Invercine&Wood, Paraíso Production, Mamoun Hassan Productions, Programa Ibermedia
Budget
$1,500,000
Box office
$3,187,700