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Post Mortem (2010 film) (2010)

Post Mortem (2010 film) poster
Original title
Post Mortem
Directed by
Pablo Larraín
Genre
drama film
Country
Chile, Mexico
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
18+
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A typist in a morgue in Santiago becomes obsessed with a neighbor. His quiet life is disrupted as the 1973 military coup begins to unfold around him.

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What happens

Post Mortem is a 2010 drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and set during the 1973 military coup that overthrew former President Salvador Allende, inaugurating the 17-year dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The film competed in the 67th Venice International Film Festival, Antofagasta Film Festival, Havana Film Festival and the Guadalajara International Film Festival. The film's main character Mario Cornejo is based on a real person with the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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