Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Machuca
Machuca

Machuca

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

Genres

Drama

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.

Others

Budget

$1500000

Revenue

$3187700

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

116 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

24 February 2004

Country

Chile

Cast

Matías Quer

Matías Quer

Gonzalo Infante

Ariel Mateluna

Ariel Mateluna

Pedro Machuca

Aline Küppenheim

Aline Küppenheim

María Luisa

Ernesto Malbrán

Ernesto Malbrán

Father McEnroe

Federico Luppi

Federico Luppi

Roberto

Manuela Martelli

Manuela Martelli

Silvana

Tamara Acosta

Tamara Acosta

Juana

Francisco Reyes

Francisco Reyes

Patricio Infante

Alejandro Trejo

Alejandro Trejo

Willy

María Olga Matte

María Olga Matte

Miss Gilda

Gabriela Medina

Gabriela Medina

Lucy

Luis Dubó

Luis Dubó

Ismael Machuca

Andrea García-Huidobro

Andrea García-Huidobro

Isabel

Tiago Correa

Tiago Correa

Pablo

Alejandro Goic

Alejandro Goic

Father Robles

Pablo Krögh

Pablo Krögh

Colonel Sotomayor

Jack Arama

Jack Arama

Parent

Francisca Imboden

Francisca Imboden

Maria Luisa's Friend 2

Catherine Mazoyer

Catherine Mazoyer

New Teacher

Juan Pablo Miranda

Juan Pablo Miranda

Soldier

Aldo Parodi

Aldo Parodi

Tailor

Eduardo Burlé

Eduardo Burlé

Rolando Hamilton

Jorge Zepeda

Jorge Zepeda

Chofer de Ochagavía

María Izquierdo

María Izquierdo

(uncredited)

Hugo Vásquez

Hugo Vásquez

Parent 1

Alfredo Ahumada

Alfredo Ahumada

Waiter

Mauricio Bustos

Mauricio Bustos

Kiosquero

Francisca Concha

Francisca Concha

Mother Robles

Lucas Edwards

Lucas Edwards

Lucas Honorato

Samuel Guajardo

Samuel Guajardo

Bus Driver

Julio Briceño

Julio Briceño

Priest 2

Pablo Striano

Pablo Striano

Store Clerk

Daniel Alcaíno

Daniel Alcaíno

Army Sergeant

Verónica Moraga

Verónica Moraga

Maria Luisa's Friend 3

Similar Movies

6.9

The Horse Whisperer

February 1998 •English

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

7.1

The Poseidon Adventure

December 1972 •English

When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.

7.8

Solaris

March 1972 •Russian

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

7.9

Titanic

November 1997 •English

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.

7.1

Munich

December 2005 •English

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

7.5

The Killing Fields

November 1984 •English

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.

7.9

Ben-Hur

November 1959 •English

In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.

7.0

Together

August 2000 •Swedish

Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The year is 1975 and Göran lives in a commune called Together. Living in this leftist commune Elisabeth learns that the world can be viewed from different perspectives.

8.5

GoodFellas

September 1990 •English

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

7.6

Gandhi

December 1982 •English

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

6.9

Tsotsi

December 2005 •Tswana

A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.

6.1

Gerry

September 2002 •English

Two friends named Gerry become lost in the desert after taking a wrong turn. Their attempts to find their way home only lead them into further trouble.

6.3

Love in Thoughts

February 2004 •German

A posthumous look at the last days of Guenther's life as he, his best friend, and his sister let loose on a four-day binge of alcohol, drugs, and sex.

7.4

Live and Become

March 2005 •French

In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.

6.5

Paranoid Park

July 2007 •English

A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".

7.9

Persepolis

June 2007 •French

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

6.2

Spoiled Children

September 1977 •French

Successful writer/director Bernard Rougerie is at a creative dead end and decides to isolate himself from his wife in order to complete the script for his next film. Bernard moves into an apartment building whose tenants are in the midst of a revolt against their abusive landlord. Reluctant at first, he joins their cause and then becomes involved in an affair with young, unemployed resident Anne.

5.0

Last Pair Out

November 1956 •Swedish

About the life of the student, Bo Dahlin. Bo's parents are divorced. Both have been unfaithful. Bo is engaged to Kerstin, but only has eyes for Anita. Anita is filled with self-disgust.

6.8

Salvador (Puig Antich)

May 2006 •Catalan

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's Fascist State in 1974.

7.0

Born on the Fourth of July

December 1989 •English

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.