Chicago Boys

Nov 5 2015 N/A 1h 25m
Documentary, History

The economists behind the implementation of the most extreme capitalist system in the world observe with surprise the discontent of its countrymen. For the first time, they tell the story of how they became Milton Friedman's students in Chicago in the 1950s and what were they willing to do to pursue their extreme economic ideas, aided by Pinochet's dictatorship in the 70s. Unseen images and testimonies that allow us to understand the historic process that transformed the Chilean people and Chile in the country that it is today, an image of success and discontent.

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Plot

The story of a group of Milton Friedman's disciples that, backed by a military dictatorship, turned Chile into the first and most extreme neoliberal country in the world.

Written by

Carola Fuentes, Rafael Valdeavellano

Directed by

Carola Fuentes, Rafael Valdeavellano

Cast

Sergio de Castro, Ernesto Fontaine, Ricardo French-Davis

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Production Countries

Chile

Languages

Español, English

Awards

2 wins

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