Machuca (2004)

Machuca (2004)

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile. 2004-02-24 Chile, France, Spain, United Kingdom 116 Min. PG-13
7.8 197 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Matías Quer is Gonzalo Infante
Gonzalo Infante
Ariel Mateluna is Pedro Machuca
Pedro Machuca
Aline Küppenheim is María Luisa
María Luisa
Ernesto Malbrán is Father McEnroe
Father McEnroe
Francisco Reyes is Patricio Infante
Patricio Infante
María Olga Matte is Miss Gilda
Luis Dubó is Ismael Machuca
Ismael Machuca