Directed by Andrés Wood
Chile, Spain
Released: 2004
Spanish
115 minutes
Set in Chile, 1973, this is an astonishingly intimate and painful coming-of-age story about a pair of 12-year-old boys from opposite extremes of society who form an unlikely friendship during the last days of President Allende and the first days of Pinochet. The potent events are accompanied by a searingly beautiful soundtrack with heart-stopping beats that propel the drama of the story.
Machuca
Awards
Chile’s 2004
Academy Award Entry For Best Foreign Language Film
Official Selection Director’s Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival
Audience Award
Vancouver International Film Festival
Audience Award
Lima (Peru) Latin American Film Festival
Audience Award
Quito (Ecuador) International Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize for Best Film
Valdivia (Chile) Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize for Best Film
Bogota (Colombia) Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize for Best Film
Best Director
Best Supporting Actor (Manuela Martelli)
Vina Del Mar (Chile) Film Festival
Winner
Premio Casa de las Americas
Segundo Premio Coral
Havana International Film Festival