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Chile, 2025.
Directed by: Ignacio Aguero.
Ignacio Agüero (Santiago, 1952) is a pillar of Chilean documentary cinema. Since 1978, he has built a prolific filmography including "One Hundred Children Waiting for a Train" and "Agustín's Newspaper." His work has been the subject of retrospectives at prestigious institutions such as the Pompidou Center in Paris and Lincoln Center in New York.
Running time: 106 min.
Synopsis
A masterclass in "stray cinema" (cine de la divagación) by Agüero. Using 50 years of personal and public archives, the filmmaker weaves a political and intimate tapestry of Chile. From the ghosts of Allende and Pinochet to the quiet life of his parents, the film explores the tension between a fractured history and a persistent present.
A masterclass in "stray cinema" (cine de la divagación) by Agüero. Using 50 years of personal and public archives, the filmmaker weaves a political and intimate tapestry of Chile...