Night Over Chile

Night Over Chile

Film poster
Directed by Sebastián Alarcón
Aleksandr Kosarev
Written by Sebastián Alarcón
Sergei Mukhin
Starring Grigore Grigoriu
Olegar Fedoro
Nartai Begalin
Cinematography Vyacheslav Syomin
Release date
  • July 1977 (1977-07)
Running time
111 minutes
Country Soviet Union
Language Russian

Night Over Chile (Russian: Ночь над Чили, translit. Noch nad Chili) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Sebastián Alarcón and Aleksandr Kosarev. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Prize.[1]

Plot

Young architect Manuel's (Grigore Grigoriu) life purpose is to construct new beautiful houses. He is not interested in politics, showing everyone around him complete neutrality. However the events of September 11, 1973 shatter his perfect little world. The murder of lawful President Allende, arrests without charges and court decisions fundamentally change Manuel's outlook on what is happening. Because through his apartment escaped a leftist activist from a raid, the architect gets thrown into jail, goes through torture and abuse, and witnesses mass executions at the infamous National Stadium. Manuel understands that the only way for an honest man is the path of the political struggle, the national resistance.

Cast

References

  1. "10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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