Le Cas Pinochet (The Pinochet Case) (2001)
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Having a made a name for himself with a trilogy of documentaries about Salvador Allende's brief socialist revolution and Pinochet's ensuing putsch called The Battle for Chile -- considered classics of Latin American cinema -- Patricio Guzman continues with his obsession the former Chilean… More Having a made a name for himself with a trilogy of documentaries about Salvador Allende's brief socialist revolution and Pinochet's ensuing putsch called The Battle for Chile -- considered classics of Latin American cinema -- Patricio Guzman continues with his obsession the former Chilean dictator and his ignoble fall from grace. Having been forced from Chile by Pinochet thirty years previous, Guzman recounts Pinochet's arrest, extradition trial in Britain and his own brush with Pinochet. Guzman sets out to recreate a document that proves that the former military strong man was the war criminal a Spanish court accused him of being. He interviews victims of Pinochet's reign of terror, both survivors of medieval torture tactics and relatives of the almost 1200 "disappeared." As Guzman documents, Pinochet was sent home by British Prime Minister Tony Blair for health reasons after 503 days of detainment, only to find himself facing a Chilean court and house arrest at home. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- Patricio Guzmán
- Written By
- Patricio Guzmán
- Genres
- Documentary, Kids & Family, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- First Run/Icarus Films
Critic Reviews
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
What a long, strange saga it is.
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Philip Kennicott, Washington Post
It will take a strong stomach for the ordinary viewer to maintain an appetite for Pinochet apologetics after this litany of suffering.
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Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
Illuminating.
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Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
The determination of Pinochet's victims to seek justice, and their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director Patricio Guzman's camera, pack a powerful emotional wallop.
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
It ultimately stands forth as an important chronicle of the abuses of one of Latin America's most oppressive regimes.
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