Sweet Country

Jan 23, 1987

2h 30m

★ 4.8

«The best of us fight not because we hate...but because we love»

Overview

An American couple in Chile is drawn into the turmoil that followed President Salvador Allende's 1973 overthrow.

Genres

Drama

History

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Cast

Anna

Jane Alexander

Ben

John Cullum

Eva

Carole Laure

Paul

Franco Nero

Monica

Joanna Pettet

Juan

Randy Quaid

Mrs. Araya

Irene Papas

Mr. Araya

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Father Venegas

Pierre Vaneck

Sister Mathilde

Katia Dandoulaki

Dorothy

Ann Coleman

Max

Giannis Voglis

The small town of San Carlos suffers an atrocious injustice: the neighboring city of Chillán snatches from them the prize for the "Best Longaniza in Chile". Faced with this blatant theft, a group of people from San Carlos organizes a powerful social movement, which aims to obtain the precious "Denomination of Origin" for their longaniza sausages, and thus repair the damage and recover the dignity of their beloved town.

0.0

My Name is Bruce

Jul 6, 2011

An unemployed man wanders the streets of Santiago de Chile in the 80s (Pinochet's Chile), looking for a chance to be a hero. In an old cinema in the center of the city, it may has his opportunity. A student film by Gabriel Lizama AKA Liz Taylor.

7.8

Machuca

Feb 24, 2004

Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian kids. One of them is Pedro Machuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning lady in Gonzalo Infante's liberal-bourgeois home. Yet the new classmates become buddies, paradoxically protesting together as Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro's slum family and gang. But the adults spoil that too, not in the least when general Pinochet's coup ousts Allende, and supporters such as McEnroe.

7.1

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May 4, 1994

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6.2

In Bed

Aug 3, 2005

It all begins at a party in Santiago, Chile, when a seemingly innocent gesture -- the offer of a ride home -- ends in a passionate night of lovemaking and intense conversation for young singles Bruno and Daniela. Shacked up at a flea-bitten motel for a one-night stand, the pair lingers deep into the night, alternating between powerful physical encounters and an ever-deepening emotional connection.

7.3

Missing

Feb 12, 1982

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.

7.0

A Fantastic Woman

Apr 6, 2017

Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.

6.7

The Maid

Aug 13, 2009

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6.5

Tony Manero

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A man is obsessed with John Travolta's disco dancing character from "Saturday Night Fever".

7.0

Beast

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6.3

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6.4

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7.6

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6.1

Post Mortem

Jul 2, 2010

In Chile, 1973, during the last days of Salvador Allende's presidency, an employee at a Morgue's recording office falls for a burlesque dancer who mysteriously disappears.

0.0

Aseo General

Feb 1, 2008

No overview available.

6.1

Waking the Dead

Mar 24, 2000

A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.

6.5

The Crossing of the Andes

Apr 7, 2011

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7.3

Colonia

Jun 24, 2015

A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.

5.6

Trauma

Dec 25, 2017

Four friends visit a rural locality of Chile, are brutally attacked by a man and his son. After not finding help in the town, they decide to confront these men with the help of a pair of policemen. But in this way, they will discover that their attackers have in their blood the direct legacy of the darkest period of Chilean history and will have to face the most brutal enemy.