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76 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

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  • Summary: 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)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Curiel
    100
    A sensitively wrought work.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    88
    A fine, exciting film that makes a bloody historical event live all over again by showing it through the eyes of children on the edges of the conflict.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    60
    Machuca is still a half-measure. Wood is fastidious about period set design, but not much else; rather than burning with experience, the film feels opportunistic.

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
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  1. zumikot
    10
    This the best movie I've ever seen.
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  2. AngelicaS.
    10
    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.… Expand
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  3. GLENT
    10
    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.… Expand
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