Pinochet in Suburbia (2006)
- Directed by
- Richard Curson Smith
- Genre
- docudrama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This drama follows former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet during his 1998 visit to Britain for medical treatment. It shows the attempts to extradite him and the reactions of political figures including Margaret Thatcher.
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What happens
Pinochet in Suburbia (retitled Pinochet's Last Stand for US release) is a 2006 drama about former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and the attempts to extradite him from Great Britain during his visit there in 1998 for medical treatment. It was written and directed by Richard Curson Smith. Pinochet was played by Derek Jacobi, Margaret Thatcher by Anna Massey and Pinochet's wife Lucía by Phyllida Law, with the cast also including Peter Capaldi, Pip Torrens and Jessica Hynes. It premiered in March 2006 on BBC Two and in September 2007 in the US. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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