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- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsJane AlexanderJohn CullumCarole LaureA U.S. woman joins the underground in 1973 Chile against the horrors of its military regime.
- DirectorJörg GrünlerStarsHannelore ElsnerBettina ZimmermannFranco NeroMore than 30 years after fleeing from Chile, Dr. Laura Hansen returns to her native country to take leave of her dying mother. Laura's own daughter Isabel follows her in an effort to uncover the secret of her mother's past. But Laura herself is trying to sort out the blurred images of her past, and to regain possession of her family villa from the clutches of her early love Carlos. Suspecting Carlos of foul play, Isabel confronts him, putting herself and Laura in mortal danger.
- DirectorDominga SotomayorStarsDemian HernándezAntar MachadoMagdalena TótoroDuring the summer of 1990 in Chile, people begin to feel a growing sense of freedom and three teenagers face their first loves and fears.
- DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsEnzo VogrincicAgustín PardellaMatías RecaltThe flight of a rugby team crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The few passengers who survive the crash find themselves in one of the world's toughest environments to survive.
- DirectorFelipe Gálvez HaberleStarsMark StanleyCamilo ArancibiaBenjamin WestfallIn Chile in 1901, three horseman are paid to protect a vast estate. Accompanying a British soldier and an American mercenary is a mixed-race sniper, who realizes that his true mission is to kill the indigenous population.
- CreatorVíctor CarrascoStarsJulio MilostichSigrid AlegríaÁlvaro RudolphyAn evil and deranged farmer, perversely controls his land and the people who live there during the 1920s.
- DirectorAndrés WoodStarsMatías QuerAriel MatelunaManuela MartelliTwo 12-year-old Chilean children from different social classes become friends in 1973. They both discover each other's world as political tensions in their country increase.
- DirectorJoaquín CociñaCristóbal LeónStarsAmalia KassaiRainer KrauseKarina HylandTells the story of Maria, a young woman who takes refuge in a house in southern Chile after escaping from a German colony.
- DirectorPablo LarraínStarsGael García BernalAlfredo CastroAntonia ZegersAn advertising executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum.
- DirectorPatricio GuzmánStarsAbilio FernándezSalvador AllendeThe chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.
- CreatorCarmen Gloria LópezStarsBenjamín VicuñaAndrés ParraMarimar VegaFor three years, 500 Spaniards endured the attack of the indigenous natives in the south of Chile. Only 22 survived. This is the story of those brave men and women and their incredible journey to freedom.
- DirectorRaúl RuizValeria SarmientoStarsNemesio AntúnezMarcial EdwardsColectivo Obrero Elmo CatalánA satirical reading of the process of the "Unidad Popular" of President Salvador Allende, prior to the military civic coup of 1973 in Chile. The film is a choral story, where different worlds are chained together.
- StarsBenjamín VicuñaJulio MilostichIngrid IsenseeHeroes, a series of films that show for the first time the secrets and life of the most important heroes of Chile as never seen before. They will be shown with virtues, flaws, passions, and conflicts and we will know the reason of some of the decisions in their life, which were crucial in the history of our country.
- DirectorIván OsnovikoffBettina PerutOn December 10th, 2006, General Pinochet dies unexpectedly at Santiago's Military Hospital. His decease triggers a 24 hours revival of political divisions that marked with violence and death Chilean recent history. With high quality original footage and testimonies of four characters that deeply experienced a journey of strong contrasts and surrealistic nuances, the film narrates in an innovative, exciting way the ending of a key chapter in Chilean history.
- DirectorPeter McPheeStarsNéstor CoronaThe Chilean filmmaker Peter McPhee (REFUGIO DE SILENCIO, EL ULTIMO TEXTO, EL ROPERO DEL PUEBLO) devotes his his short film drama 18 PENIQUES to a historical massacre. Chile 1907: Thousands of workers go on a general strike to demand better working conditions in the salt mines and a minimum wage of 18 PENIQUES. Mining is one of the most important sources of income in Chile. The foreign mine owners are only interested in keeping up their profits and so the army is sent it to break up the strike. In a school occupied by the strikers, workers discuss with the students whether the fight should be continued. But before any agreement is made, the soldiers open fire. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary a monument was erected to commemorate the two thousand dead. The Chilean government accepted its responsibility and called for a nationwide mourning day. 18 PENIQUES was presented at the Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata. "I have always been obsessed with history, and, social issues are inevitably bound to it. Whenever you observe a person, a place, a social group or read about a social phenomenon, you are witnessing a consequence of history." (Peter McPhee)
- DirectorValeria SarmientoStarsDaniel GuillónMiriam HeardViviana HerreraA true story of passion and political intrigue in early nineteenth century Chile, based on the memoirs of the intrepid travel writer, Maria Graham.
- DirectorMarianne TelekiStarsHector SalgadoAt 16, Hector Salgado was arrested and tortured by military forces in Chile. By 20, Hector was without a country living in exile in the US. This documentary follows Hector as he returns to Chile almost 30 years later, camera in hand, to confront the perpetrators and his former captors looking for answers and justice. In the process, the documentary takes a look at US foreign policy in Latin America in the '70s, and the legacy of Pinochet with which Chile struggles today.
- StarsMiriam HeardDaniel GuillónSean O'CallaghanHistorical drama based on the diary of British travel-writer Maria Graham, who spent nine months in Chile in 1822 as the country was becoming independent from Spain. She befriends the Supreme Director Bernardo O'Higgins and the Scottish admiral Lord Cochrane.
- DirectorMiguel LittinStarsValentina VargasMarcelo RomoBastián BodenhöferAfter 20 years in exile in Europe, Aron returns to Chile to reunite with himself, and with his family.
- DirectorHelvio SotoStarsLeonardo PerucciMarcelo RomoPatricia GuzmánDuring the election that finally brought Salvador Allende to power, the volatility of the left-wing spectrum was evident in Chile.
- DirectorWalter HeynowskiGerhard ScheumannStarsSalvador AllendeAugusto PinochetA documentary about the violent putsch of general Augusto Pinochet against the legitimate Chilean president Salvador Allende in September 1973.
- DirectorHumberto RíosStarsRaúl PariniMaría Eugenia CavieresMario LorcaSurrounded by the police, an outlaw looks back on his life: the fights he fought, the people he killed, the people he helped, and the woman he cannot forget.
- StarsFrancisco CelhayViviana RodríguezIvan Alvarez de ArayaEight-episode historical police-court miniseries that recreated famous crimes of passion from the national history of Chile, based on real events that occurred in Santiago during the 20th century.
- DirectorHelvio SotoStarsHector DuvauchellePatricia GuzmánJorge GuerraThe plot takes place in 1879 through 1880 during the War of the Pacific. The film decries the cruelty and absurdity of war and the disunity among the peoples of Latin America.
- DirectorMarcelo FerrariStarsFrancisco ReyesPaulina GálvezErnesto MalbranA teacher restarts her relationship with an ex-boyfriend, a coal man who risks his life because of the dangerous conditions.