Underplayed Gems

The Witnesses (1971)

The Witnesses poster
Original title
Los testigos
Directed by
Charles Elsesser
Genre
drama film
Country
Chile
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A black and white Chilean drama based on a real chronicle. It follows people dealing with a troubling event in a small community during a time of political tension.

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What happens

Los testigos es una película chilena, filmada en blanco y negro, estrenada en 1971, dirigida por Charles Elsesser. Cuenta con las destacadas actuaciones de Nelson Villagra y Marcelo Gaete. Nace de una crónica de Guillermo Sáez, que da el argumento principal a la obra de Elsesser. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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