in Spanish with English sequences - subtitled in French / in English / in Portuguese / French version - 35mm / beta num pal 16/9 / beta sp pal 4/3 / dvd (zone2-dvd9-pal) - ©photography: prensa latina

« I recall September 11, 1973, that dark day when America instigated a coup d’état to bring down the pacifist and democratic revolution that was taking place in a faraway country, Chile, my homeland. Salvador Allende, the President of the Republic, that “son of a bitch‚” as Richard Nixon liked to call him, was wiped out. I’ll never forget the brutality of the dictatorship that was then set

up and stayed in power for more than 17 years, years of suffering, death, exile and during which time memory was obliterated. It’s time to remember Salvador Allende, this atypical, revolutionary man who was fanatical about democracy to the point of suicide, for historical reasons, of course, but also because he is so relevant to the terrible present." - Patricio Guzman

author-director PATRICIO GUZMAN - producer JACQUES BIDOU - productions JBA PRODUCTION, LES FILMS DE LA PASSERELLE, CV FILMS, MEDIAPRO, UNIVERSITé DE GUADALAJARA, P.GUZMAN PRODUCCIONES CINEMATOGRAFICAS S.L - editing CLAUDIO MARTINEZ - image JULIA MUNOZ, PATRICIO GUZMAN - sound ALVARO SILVA WUTH, YVES WARNANT, JEAN JACQUES QUINET - music JORGE ARRIAGADA, INTI ILLIMANI, VIOLETA PARA, QUILAPAYUN - year of production 2004 - RPCA 106 937
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