Sweet Country

Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.

Runtime

2h 6m

Director

Walter Salles

Cast

Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Morán

It all begins at a party in Santiago, Chile, when a seemingly innocent gesture -- the offer of a ride home -- ends in a passionate night of lovemaking and intense conversation for young singles Bruno and Daniela. Shacked up at a flea-bitten motel for a one-night stand, the pair lingers deep into the night, alternating between powerful ...

Runtime

1h 25m

Director

Matías Bize

Cast

Blanca Lewin, Gonzalo Valenzuela

A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Stuart Wilson

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-ra...

Runtime

1h 56m

Director

Andrés Wood

Cast

Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Aline Küppenheim

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.

Runtime

2h 3m

Director

Costa-Gavras

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron