Machuca

"Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile."

Jun 11 2004 Not Rated 1h 56m
Biography, Drama, History

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Eliseo Altunaga, Roberto Brodsky, Mamoun Hassan

Directed by

Andrés Wood

Cast

Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, Spain, France, Chile

Production Companies

Invercine&Wood, TVE, Canal+ España, Tornasol Films, Ibermedia

Languages

English, Español

Awards

13 wins & 7 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
12,895
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
76
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