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Poster for Machuca

Machuca

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

  • Movie
  • 2004
  • 1h 56m

Directed by Andrés Wood

7.7

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7.7 out of 10 from 222 votes

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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 and crew

  • Matías Quer

    Matías QuerGonzalo Infante

  • Ariel Mateluna

    Ariel MatelunaPedro Machuca

  • Aline Küppenheim

    Aline KüppenheimMaría Luisa

  • Ernesto Malbrán

    Ernesto MalbránFather McEnroe

  • Federico Luppi

    Federico LuppiRoberto

  • Manuela Martelli

    Manuela MartelliSilvana

  • Tamara Acosta

    Tamara AcostaJuana

  • Francisco Reyes

    Francisco ReyesPatricio Infante

  • Alejandro Trejo

    Alejandro TrejoWilly

  • María Olga Matte

    María Olga MatteMiss Gilda

  • Gabriela Medina

    Gabriela MedinaLucy

  • Luis Dubó

    Luis DubóIsmael Machuca

  • Andrea García-Huidobro

    Andrea García-HuidobroIsabel

  • Tiago Correa

    Tiago CorreaPablo

  • Alejandro Goic

    Alejandro GoicFather Robles

  • Pablo Krögh

    Pablo KröghColonel Sotomayor

  • Jack AramaParent

  • Francisca Imboden

    Francisca ImbodenMaria Luisa's Friend 2

Director
Andrés Wood
Writer
Andrés Wood, Eliseo Altunaga and Mamoun Hassan
Music
José Miguel Tobar and Miguel Miranda
Cinematography
M.I. Littin-Menz