Letters from Marusia (1976)

Original title

Actas de Marusia

Directed by

Miguel Littin

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1920s Chile, a mining community faces violent repression after they organize for better working conditions. The film follows the escalating conflict between the miners and the authorities.

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What happens

Letters from Marusia (Spanish: Actas de Marusia) is a 1975 Mexican film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on a Patricio Manns novel (1974) inspired by the Marusia massacre of 1925. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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