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1976 (2022)

1976 poster
Directed by
Manuela Martelli
Genre
drama film, historical drama
Country
Argentina, Chile
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 52 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy housewife in 1970s Chile begins sheltering a wounded young man who is being hunted by the military dictatorship. As she gets drawn into helping him, her comfortable everyday life becomes a web of secrecy and risk.

slow-burntenserestrainedsuspensefulsomberquietvisually understatedcharacter-driven

What happens

1976, also known as Chile '76 in North America, is a 2022 drama film directed by Manuela Martelli in her directorial debut, with a screenplay co-written by Martelli and Alejandra Moffat. An international co-production between Chile and Argentina, the film premiered on 26 May 2022, in the Directors' Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival and was released in Chilean cinemas on 20 October 2022. It was nominated in the Best Ibero-American Film category at the 37th Goya Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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