Summary
Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 82Audiences 77GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer87%
Metascore76
Audience score91%
IMDb7.7
User score6.3
Box office
2.1×its budget
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 56 min
A typical length for dramas, +7 min on the typical 109
typical 109116Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 43 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+33Released
2004
February 24, 2004
22 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Chile
France- Spain
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 34
Matías QuerGonzalo Infante
Ariel MatelunaPedro Machuca
Aline KüppenheimMaría Luisa
Ernesto MalbránFather McEnroe
Federico LuppiRoberto
Manuela MartelliSilvana
Tamara AcostaJuana
Francisco ReyesPatricio Infante
Alejandro TrejoWilly
María Olga MatteMiss Gilda
Gabriela MedinaLucy
Luis DubóIsmael Machuca
Andrea García-HuidobroIsabel
Tiago CorreaPablo
Alejandro GoicFather Robles
Pablo KröghColonel Sotomayor- JAJack AramaParent
Francisca ImbodenMaria Luisa's Friend 2
Catherine MazoyerNew Teacher
Juan Pablo MirandaSoldier
Aldo ParodiTailor
Eduardo BurléRolando Hamilton- JZJorge ZepedaChofer de Ochagavía
María Izquierdo(uncredited)
Directing · 4
- Andrés Wood Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Eliseo Altunaga Script Supervisor, Screenplay
- Felipe del Río Third Assistant Director
- María José Droguett Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Roberto Brodsky Screenplay
- Mamoun Hassan Screenplay, Producer
Production · 6
- Nathalie Trafford Executive Producer
- Juan Carlos Arriagada Executive Producer
- Gerardo Herrero Producer
- Carlos Johnson Casting
- Julio Jorquera Location Manager
- Eduardo Castro Production Manager
Camera · 1
- M.I. Littin-Menz Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Fernando Pardo Editor
- Soledad Salfate Editor
Sound · 4
- Miguel Miranda Original Music Composer
- José Miguel Tobar Music
- Miguel Hormazábal Sound
- Mauricio López Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Rodrigo Bazaes Production Design
- Javiera Varas Art Direction
Other crew · 2
- María Izquierdo Thanks
- Amparo Noguera Thanks
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