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A movie! Let people understand a piece of history in a deeper way!
Kristy 2022-03-21 09:03:07
The film was a great success, both human and political! Precise, moving and profound! Political background: Augusto Pinochet was the head of the Chilean military dictatorship from 1973 to 1990. With the support of the United States, he overthrew the democratically elected President Allende and established a military government through a bloody coup. Pinochet suspended the implementation of the Constitution and dissolved Congress, implemented severe speech censorship, banned left-wing political parties, and suspended all political activities. The military government's suppression of left-wing political activities At least about 3,000 people were killed or missing, and more than 27,000 people were imprisoned or tortured, many of whom were forced into exile...
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María Luisa Infante: Children will kill each other.
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Patricio Infante: Socialism might be better for Chile but not for us.