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El benefactor (1973)

El benefactor poster
Directed by
Bruno Gebel
Country
Chile
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to help others in his community, but his actions have unintended consequences. The film follows his interactions with the people around him as he navigates complex social dynamics.

slow-burnmelancholicintimatemeasuredunderstatedsombercharacter-driven

What happens

El benefactor es una película chilena de 1973. Fue dirigida por Bruno Gebel y protagonizada por los actores Tennyson Ferrada, Amelia Requena y Arnaldo Berríos. Fue estrenada el 21 de mayo en el Cine Bandera.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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