Underplayed Gems

Jackal of Nahueltoro (1969)

Jackal of Nahueltoro poster
Original title
El Chacal de Nahueltoro
Directed by
Miguel Littin
Genre
drama film
Country
Chile
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A poor Chilean farmer drinks heavily and murders his partner and her five children. The film explores his background, the crime, and the state's decision to execute him.

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What happens

Jackal of Nahueltoro (Spanish: El Chacal de Nahueltoro) is a 1969 Chilean drama film directed by Miguel Littín, based on the true story of Jorge Valenzuela Torres, a poor farmer who, during a drunken rampage in 1960, murdered his partner and five of her children. The film questions the morality of the death penalty and societal complicity in Torres's crime. It received critical acclaim on release and remains well regarded in the history of Chilean cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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