(Machuca)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Chile,

France,

Spain,

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

116 minutes

Year:

2004

Directors:

Andrés Wood

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Production companies:

Tornasol Media,

Canal+ España,

TVE,

Invercine&Wood,

Paraíso Production,

Mamoun Hassan Productions,

Programa Ibermedia

Budget:

$1,500,000

Revenue:

$3,187,700

Actors:

Gonzalo Infante

Pedro Machuca

María Luisa

Father McEnroe

Roberto

Crews:

Screenplay

Executive Producer

Director

Screenplay

Producer