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Jaguar (1986)

Jaguar poster
Original title
Ягуар
Directed by
Sebastián Alarcón
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cadet at a military school that trains future supporters of a dictatorship undergoes a change in values. He eventually joins the resistance against the regime.

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What happens

Jaguar (Russian: Ягуар) is a 1986 Soviet drama film directed by Sebastián Alarcón. It is an adaptation of Mario Vargas Llosa's novel The Time of the Hero. The hero is a cadet of a military school where future defenders of the Pinochet regime are trained. Having survived the collapse of the philosophy of cruelty, Jaguar (as the cadets called him for his firm and independent character) joins the ranks of fighters against the existing regime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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