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MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli, Aline Küppenheim, Ernesto Malbran, Tamara Acosta, Francisco Reyes, and Alejandro Trejo
Set in Santiago, Chile in 1973 (and based on filmmaker Andrés Wood's own childhood), Machuca is not just a political drama, but a poignant coming-of-age film. (Film Forum)
| GENRE(S): | Drama | Foreign |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Mamoun Hassan
Andrés Wood |
| DIRECTED BY: | Andrés Wood |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: March 6, 2007 Theatrical: January 19, 2005 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 120 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | Chile / Spain / UK / France |
| LANGUAGE(S): | Spanish (with English subtitles) |
Most Popular Film, 2004 Vancouver International Film Festival
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The average user rating for this movie is 9.7 (out of 10) based on 32 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Gareth W gave it a6:
Ehhh. The scene with condensed milk was totally uncalled for and unnerving. The soundtrack ruined it for me, the music that was playing was often inappropriate for the tone of the scene. Think upbeat mariachi music at a funeral. Gonzalo was kind of a "chubby mope."
GLEN T gave it a10:
Arguably the most viewer-friendly depiction of a bloody era in Chile. I lived in Santiago at the time, and I'm amazed about how closely the makers were able to reproduce the real street scenes; the public phone cabins, vehicles, fashion, social drama, interior design, period media, ... fascinating.
Angelica S. gave it a10:
One of the best movies I have ever seen! It depicts Chile's political events through the friendship of 2 children - a boy from a shanty town and an upper class boy. Both of them are meant to have a future depending on their background and opportunities it provides, although being children they don't know it themselves and only the human aspect of their friendship is important to them (as it naturally is for children). Very moving, sweet story, which makes you think.
zumiko t gave it a10:
This the best movie I've ever seen.
Richard G. gave it a10:
Rented this film from blockbuster, watched it twice and then bought it. One of the best foreign language movies I've EVER seen. Would love to see a sequel set in the present day where the two boys meet up after all those years apart. would be really interesting. Great soundtrack too!
Maya gave it a10:
If I could I would rate this above 10. Very well developed and played charactors. The story was excelent. This shows the true wall of rich and poor (applied everywhere) and yet the common dinaminator of being a human being having the same needs. I grow in Iran and this was so close to home for me.
Kris V.H. gave it a10:
Excellent movie!

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