Machuca / una producción de Wood Producciones (Chile), Tornasol Films (España) ; en asociación con Mamoun Hassan (UK), Paraiso (Francia), Chilefilms (Chile) ; con la participación de Canal+España, TVE ; dirección, Andres Wood ; producción, Gerardo Herrero, Mamoun Hassan, Andrés Wood ; guión, Roberto Brodsky, Mamoun Hassan, Andrés Wood.

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Chilean coming-of-age drama, set in 1973 when Pinochet military coup seized power from Allende's democratically elected government. Gonzalo (Matias Quer) is from a wealthy middle-class background, while Pedro (Ariel Mateluna) comes from an illegal shantytown. When a local priest starts admitting chi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Wood Producciones (Production company)
Tornasol Films (Production company)
Pragda (Firm) (Film distributor)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Wood, Andrés, 1965- (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter)
Herrero, Gerardo (Film producer)
Hassan, Mamoun (Film producer, Screenwriter)
Brodsky B., Roberto, 1957- (Screenwriter)
Quer, Matías, 1990- (Actor)
Mateluna, Ariel, 1989- (Actor)
Martelli, Manuela (Actor)
Küppenheim, Aline (Actor)
Luppi, Federico (Actor)
Language:Spanish
English
Language of the Original:
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In Spanish with English subtitles.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2022]
Subjects:
Boys > Chile > Drama.
Male friendship > Drama.
Social classes > Drama.
Chile > Politics and government > 1973-1988 > Drama.
Chile > Social conditions > 1970- > Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (116 min.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Chilean coming-of-age drama, set in 1973 when Pinochet military coup seized power from Allende's democratically elected government. Gonzalo (Matias Quer) is from a wealthy middle-class background, while Pedro (Ariel Mateluna) comes from an illegal shantytown. When a local priest starts admitting children from poor families to Gonzalo's elite private school, they start to learn about each other's backgrounds and become friends. But with the growing violence and disturbance of Chilean politics intruding into their lives, the two boys' friendship is put to the test.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
Call Number:PN1995.9.F67 M336 2022 Online
Credits:Photography, Miguel Joan Littin; music, José Miguel Miranda, José Miguel Tobar; editor, Fernando Pardo.
Cast:
Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli, Aline Kuppenheim, Federico Luppi.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames.