Directing
Juan Ignacio Sabatini
Place of birth
Santiago, Chile
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Known for
7.9Chile, 1973. The military coup will force Jorge Silva, an Air Force captain, to face the unfolding horror. Inside a military base, he must choose between becoming part of the repression or helping those fighting to stay alive.
The Red Hangar
2026
In 1989 Brazil, during a World Cup qualifier between Chile and Brazil, Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas stages an injury during the match at the Maracanã Stadium.
Simulacro
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6.3Chile, September 1986. Tamara, commander of the communist guerrilla group Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, and her comrades-in-arms set out to overthrow the military regime installed in 1973 by assassinating the dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Kill Pinochet
2020
7.0Rudi and Silvia, with their children Martín, Federico and Silvina, escape from the city to spend a few days in their country house. Rudi gets into arguments with the neighborhood landlord. Children wander around the area. Martín likes fire. Fede is scared. One day, the abandoned house in the background suffers an unexpected fire and a dead person appears: a homeless man suffocated by the smoke. The children did something. Something horrible. Now, we will have to see a way to return to the desired calm.
The Cottage
2025
NRDocumentary film about soccer and the passion it unleashes in a country qualifying for a world cup. During eight years of following the Chilean national team, the features and nuances that make up our society are reflected in both defeat and victory, trying to answer what mystery this sport has that makes it the most popular in the world.
RED EYES
2010
NRRenunciation, search and a constant questioning of his own roots marked the genesis of the artistic personality of Juan Downey (1940-1993), a pioneer in the use of video in the service of art. This film proposes an encounter with his life and work, through the stories of his closest collaborators and the artist himself.
Juan Downey: más allá de estos muros
2009
Behind the camera
7.9Chile, 1973. The military coup will force Jorge Silva, an Air Force captain, to face the unfolding horror. Inside a military base, he must choose between becoming part of the repression or helping those fighting to stay alive.
The Red Hangar
2026
In 1989 Brazil, during a World Cup qualifier between Chile and Brazil, Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas stages an injury during the match at the Maracanã Stadium.
Simulacro
—
In 1989 Brazil, during a World Cup qualifier between Chile and Brazil, Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas stages an injury during the match at the Maracanã Stadium.
Simulacro
—
6.3Chile, September 1986. Tamara, commander of the communist guerrilla group Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, and her comrades-in-arms set out to overthrow the military regime installed in 1973 by assassinating the dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Kill Pinochet
2020
6.3Chile, September 1986. Tamara, commander of the communist guerrilla group Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, and her comrades-in-arms set out to overthrow the military regime installed in 1973 by assassinating the dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Kill Pinochet
2020
6.3Chile, September 1986. Tamara, commander of the communist guerrilla group Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, and her comrades-in-arms set out to overthrow the military regime installed in 1973 by assassinating the dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Kill Pinochet
2020
7.0Rudi and Silvia, with their children Martín, Federico and Silvina, escape from the city to spend a few days in their country house. Rudi gets into arguments with the neighborhood landlord. Children wander around the area. Martín likes fire. Fede is scared. One day, the abandoned house in the background suffers an unexpected fire and a dead person appears: a homeless man suffocated by the smoke. The children did something. Something horrible. Now, we will have to see a way to return to the desired calm.
The Cottage
2025
NRDocumentary film about soccer and the passion it unleashes in a country qualifying for a world cup. During eight years of following the Chilean national team, the features and nuances that make up our society are reflected in both defeat and victory, trying to answer what mystery this sport has that makes it the most popular in the world.
RED EYES
2010
NRRenunciation, search and a constant questioning of his own roots marked the genesis of the artistic personality of Juan Downey (1940-1993), a pioneer in the use of video in the service of art. This film proposes an encounter with his life and work, through the stories of his closest collaborators and the artist himself.
Juan Downey: más allá de estos muros
2009
NRRenunciation, search and a constant questioning of his own roots marked the genesis of the artistic personality of Juan Downey (1940-1993), a pioneer in the use of video in the service of art. This film proposes an encounter with his life and work, through the stories of his closest collaborators and the artist himself.
Juan Downey: más allá de estos muros
2009
