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Machuca

2004 · 1h 56m · Drama

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

IMDb
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
76

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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.

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Release date
February 24, 2004
Status
Released
Original language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
16
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$3,187,700
Genres
Drama

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