Machuca (2004)

Director:

Andrés Wood

Writers:

Mamoun Hassan
Andrés Wood
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Release Date:

11 June 2004 (Spain)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

Plot Keywords:

Chile | Student | Socialist | Military | Flag

Awards:

10 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Matías Quer	...	Gonzalo Infante
Ariel Mateluna	...	Pedro Machuca
Manuela Martelli	...	Silvana
Aline Küppenheim	...	María Luisa Infante
Tamara Acosta	...	Juana
Francisco Reyes	...	Patricio Infante
Alejandro Trejo	...	Willy
Maria Olga Matte	...	Miss Gilda
Gabriela Medina	...	Lucy
Luis Dubó	...	Ismael Machuca
Andrea García-Huidobro	...	Isabel
Tiago Correa	...	Pablo
Pablo Krögh	...	Colonel Sotomayor
Federico Luppi	...	Roberto Ochagavía
Alfredo Ahumada	...	Mozo
Daniel Alcino	...	Sargento Ejército (as Daniel Alcaino)
Jack Arama	...	Apoderado
David Arancibia	...	David Ahumada
Cristóbal Aravena	...	Christián Quiróz
Luis Bascuñán	...	Lisandro Toro
Julio Briceno	...	Sacerdote 2 (as Julio Briceño)
Mauricio Bustos	...	Kiosquero
Francisca Concha	...	Madre Robles
Vladimir Dubo	...	José Alquelme
Samuel Echeverria	...	Samuel Montes
Lucas Edwards	...	Lucas Honorato
Benjamin Fernandez	...	Enrique Vicuña
Joaquim Fernández	...	Joaquin Hamilton
Matias Field	...	Matias Wilson
Alejandro Golz	...	Papá Robles (as Alejandro Goic)
Carlos Gonzalez	...	Carlos González
Samuel Guajardo	...	Chofer Micro
Nicolás Guiloff	...	Alumno Bidón
Claudio Gutierrez	...	Claudio Vildósola (as Claudio Gutiérrez)
Andrea Herman	...	Apoderado
Francisca Imboden	...	Amiga 2 Maria Luisa
Franco Jorquero	...	Franco Crellana
Alejandro Kellner	...	Alejandro Araya
Juan Krogh	...	Luis Herrera (as Luan Krögh)
Sebastián Labarca	...	Sebastián Ferreira
Jean Larrabure	...	Juan Pablo Vial
Catherine Mezeyer	...	Profesora Nueva (as Catherine Mazoyer)
Juan Pablo Miranda	...	Soldado
Verónica Moraga	...	Amiga 3 Maria Luisa
Felipe Navarrete	...	Felipe Larroin
Victor Hugo Ogaz	...	Capellón Ejército
Moisés Olivares	...	Soldado
Cristóbal Osario	...	Cristóbal Gómez
Tomás Osorio	...	Tomás Gómez
Aldo Parodi	...	Sastre
Javier Quer	...	Javier Johnson
Isidora Quer	...	Niña
Eugenia Soto	...	Niña PC
Carole Sotomayor	...	Amiga 1 Maria Luisa
Pablo Striano	...	Dependiente
Sebastian Trautmann	...	Gaston
Hugo Vásquez	...	Apoderado 1
Miguel Villalonga	...	(Sacerdote 1)
Stefan Von Bischoffshausen	...	Stefan von Huscevic
Felipe Zapata	...	Juan Parraguez
Jorge Zepeda	...	Chofer de Ochagavía
Eduardo Burlé	...	Rolando Hamilton
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
María Izquierdo	...	(uncredited)
Kevin Krisciunas	...	Demonstrator (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrés Wood

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eliseo Altunaga
Roberto Brodsky
Mamoun Hassan
Andrés Wood

Produced by
Juan Carlos Arriagada	....	executive producer
Mamoun Hassan	....	producer
Gerardo Herrero	....	producer
Patricio Pereira	....	executive producer
Nathalie Trafford	....	executive producer
Andrés Wood	....	producer

Original Music by
Miguel Miranda
José Miguel Tobar

Cinematography by
Miguel Ioann Littin Menz

Film Editing by
Fernando Pardo
Soledad Salfate

Casting by
Carlos Johnson

Production Design by
Rodrigo Bazaes
Alejandro González

Art Direction by
María Eugenia Hederra

Set Decoration by
María Eugenia Hederra

Costume Design by
Maya Mora

Makeup Department
Guadalupe Correa	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Eduardo Castro	....	production manager
Patricio Perreira	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Felipe del Río	....	third assistant director
María José Droguett	....	second assistant director
Waldo Salgado	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Javiera Varas	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Miguel Hormazábal	....	sound
Mauricio López	....	sound editor
Marcos Maldavsky	....	sound

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Colomba Rodrigo	....	wardrobe assistant

Other crew
Julio Jorquera Arriagada	....	location manager

Thanks
Los Bunkers	....	thanks
María Izquierdo	....	thanks
Amparo Noguera	....	thanks

Distributors

• Artificial Eye (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Badilla (2005) (Colombia) (theatrical)
• Cineteca Nacional (2005) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
• Filmoteca Nacional (2005) (Peru) (theatrical)
• Filmwelt (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Lady Film (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Menemsha Entertainment (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Primer Plano Film Group (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Tiberius Film (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Xenix Filmdistribution (2004-2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Amazonia Films (2004-2011) (Venezuela) (all media)
• Mandala Films (2005) (Mexico) (all media)
• MegaCom Film (MCF) (2005) (Yugoslavia) (all media)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Vivarto (2007) (Poland) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:121 min

Country:

Chile | Spain | UK | France

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Germany:12 | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:16 (canton of St. Gallen) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

Santiago, Chile

Trivia:

The book that Gonzalo's mother's friend gives to him is "The Lone Ranger", the story of a man who befriends an Indian.

Goofs:

Continuity: Silvana is standing by the outhouse, then moments later, after camera pans, appears on the other side of Gonzalo.

Movie Connections:

References "Kojak" (1973)

Soundtrack:

Mira, niñita

Wonderful and transcendent

This is an absolutely wonderful film that captures a very interesting period of history told as a coming-of-age tale from the perspective of three pubescent school children. Like "Diaros de Motocicleta", the recent film about a young Ernesto Guevara, this is NOT simply a political diatribe. It does not romanticize the Allende government or the difficulties (riots, shortages, etc.)that the country went through during his turbulent reign. It certainly doesn't paint the Pinochet coup in a very favorable light, but I don't see how you can make the overthrow of a democratically-elected government and the murder, torture, and disappearance of some 3,000 people look like a wonderful thing. The film portrays many Pinochet supporters either as rich and corrupt or as small-minded, reactionary bullies (which is not entirely inaccurate), but it certainly doesn't shy away from the dark side of the Allende revolution( Allende supporters are shown accosting middle-class Chileans in the street, Allende himself appears in actual TV footage of his notorious meeting with Soviet leader Leonid Breshnev). Really though it would be a shame if continuing political differences stop people from seeing this superb film which really transcends politics to capture the spirit of youth and a time that, as terrible as it was, will never be forgotten.