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Machuca (2004) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Oct 22, 2005
• UK: 6 May 2005
Budget $1,500,000
Official Website:
Machuca Website
Running Time
2 hours, 1 minute
Country Chile, Spain, UK, France
Studio Menemsha
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Genre: Drama, Murder, Military, Political, Infidelity, Urban
Plot: Set in autumn of 1973, amidst the backdrop of chaotic political upheaval, the Chilean film MACHUCA grounds a heartwrenching coming-of-age tale in a traumatic socio-historical moment. Directed by Andres Wood, a Chilean-born, NYU-schooled filmmaker of astonishing talent, the film unfolds through the eyes of Gonzalo, a quiet 12-year-old boy from an upscale Santiago suburb. With his freckled cheeks and bowl haircut, Gonzalo resembles Bud Cort in HAROLD AND MAUDE, awkward and wise beyond his years. When the idealistic headmaster of his private boys school, Father McEnroe, accepts a few poor children on scholarship, Gonzalo finds himself drawn to Machuca, an intense yet warm boy from the slums of the city. After accompanying Machuca and his uncle to sell paraphernalia at two political rallies--one advocating the socialist government of Salvador Allende and the other calling for its overthrow--Gonzalo becomes a fixture in Machuca's life. In a memorable scene involving condensed milk, the two boys even share their first messy kiss with the same girl, a hardened yet spirited neighbor of Machuca.Amidst the blossoming of a life-altering friendship are constant hints of the political turmoil and class polarization that are disrupting the boys' country. When President Allende is eventually
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