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Machuca

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

7.7(222)20041h 56m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
$1.5M
Box office
$3.2M
Language
Spanish
  • 1970s
  • demonstration
  • trauma
  • santiago, chile
  • chile
  • pinochet regime
  • friends
  • historical event
  • classmate
  • sexual initiation

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Behind the camera

Director

Andrés Wood

Produced in

Chile, France, Spain, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical24 Feb 2004
  • HungaryHU

    • Digital / OTT169 Aug 2006
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT153 Jun 2005
  • PolandPL

    • Digital / OTT1624 Jun 2005
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Digital / OTT1624 Feb 2004

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Machuca was released on 24 February 2004.

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