I knew nothing about this movie when I won a couple of tickets to see it in a local Film Festival.
I'm a 20 year-old Mexican and I didn't know what happened in Chile those years.
Although you see the political and social conflict through the eyes of a boy, the narrative is far from naïve. The conflicts that Gonzalo (Matías Quer) lives are real for a high class boy trying to grow up in a country that's changing fast everything he knew.
Is because of the friendship he makes with Pedro Machuca (Ariel Mateluna), a child who lives in an impoverished community, that he gets in touch with other side of the story.
The acting of Manuela Martelli is as always wonderful. She is one of the best young talents in Chile.
"Machuca" is a very touching well-written story. I think everyone has to know what happened then.
After the movie I went home and started to look after the information and facts that are showed in the film. This movie opened my eyes into another reality.
It's an unforgettable film. By far one of the best I've ever seen.
I'm a 20 year-old Mexican and I didn't know what happened in Chile those years.
Although you see the political and social conflict through the eyes of a boy, the narrative is far from naïve. The conflicts that Gonzalo (Matías Quer) lives are real for a high class boy trying to grow up in a country that's changing fast everything he knew.
Is because of the friendship he makes with Pedro Machuca (Ariel Mateluna), a child who lives in an impoverished community, that he gets in touch with other side of the story.
The acting of Manuela Martelli is as always wonderful. She is one of the best young talents in Chile.
"Machuca" is a very touching well-written story. I think everyone has to know what happened then.
After the movie I went home and started to look after the information and facts that are showed in the film. This movie opened my eyes into another reality.
It's an unforgettable film. By far one of the best I've ever seen.