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Antonio Banderas, Camilo Gallardo, Diego Wallraff

In 1973, Chile, under the dictatorship of General Pinochet, declared itself to be in a permanent state of emergency. By 1978 as this story begins, the cruelty of one of the worst military takeovers in...( read more  read more... ) history, which simultaneously crushed the government of Allende and the spirit of the nation, has practically been forgotten, especially for those of the younger generation. When we first meet Francisco Leal and his brother Jose, they are dressed in clerical vestments, sneaking past armed guards at night to visit with victims of the regime's crimes. Irene Beltran, the daughter of a well-to-do Chilean family, holds a glamorous job at a fashion magazine and lives with her mother on the family's estate, which has been converted to a home for the aged. Here, behind the gates of the still-lovely house and gardens, Irene is living a sheltered life carefully guided by her mother. As she puts it: My life was safe, until I began to wake up. Francisco will be the vehicle for her awakening.

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Betty Kaplan

Release Date: May 10, 1996

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DVD Release Date: October 8, 2002

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  • wwaising
    August 11, 2009
    wwaising
    Human but way too crude, dry & spoon-feeding hard.
  • shelly2friendly2000
    July 20, 2008
    shelly2friendly2000
    Antonio Banderas & Jennifer Connelly really did a great performance.
  • ilovefilmslouise
    August 17, 2007
    ilovefilmslouise
    good love the love scene very romantic
  • kennmari
    March 3, 2007
    kennmari
    not enough stars to rate!!
  • taly018
    August 4, 2006
    taly018
    Fascinating! The book is much better but the perfomances are great too.

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