Chile: A Troublesome Legacy

Plot

The rejection of the project for a new, more socially just constitution by the Chilean people in 2022 has reignited the conflicts that have plagued the country for five decades. On September 11, 1973, in a bloody military coup, General Pinochet ended the socialist revolution launched by President Salvador Allende, legitimately elected in a democratic election. The subsequent dictatorial regime with fascist features brought great violence and terror to the Chilean people. The accompanying neo-liberal economic system, which made the country one of the richest in the region, led to an ever-widening social gap in society, which in turn fell into a kind of passivity. In 2019, long after the dictator was voted out of office and the democratization that followed, a new social movement is shaking the prevailing order. From Allende's socialism to Pinochet's fascism, this historical fresco in documentary form returns to the origins of the rupture.

At a glance

Year
2023
Runtime
91 min
Genre
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Original language
French
Production countries
France
Director
Paul Le Grouyer
Cast
Éric Caravaca, Luz Acre, Michelle Bachelet, Alberto Cardemil, Enrique Correa

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