Machuca

Name: Machuca
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-02-24
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Aline Küppenheim, Ernesto Malbrán, Federico Luppi

2004·Movie·116 min·★ 7.7(222)

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“Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.”

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.

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Can I watch Machuca in United States? Yes — you can stream Machuca in United States on Kino Film Collection, Kanopy, and Fandor.

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About Machuca

Machuca is a 2004 Spanish-language drama film directed by Andrés Wood. The cast is led by Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Aline Küppenheim. It has a runtime of 1h 56m. Viewers rate it 7.7/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kino Film Collection, Kanopy, Fandor.

Machuca was produced by Tornasol Media, Canal+ España, and TVE and made in Chile and France. It was released on February 24, 2004. Made on a budget of about $2 million, it went on to gross $3 million worldwide.

Director: Andrés Wood
Writers: Eliseo Altunaga, Roberto Brodsky, Andrés Wood
Release date: February 24, 2004
Original language: Spanish
Status: Released
Country: Chile, France
Budget: $2 million
Box office: $3 million
Production: Tornasol Media, Canal+ España, TVE

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Machuca cast & crew

Machuca was directed by Andrés Wood and written by Eliseo Altunaga, Roberto Brodsky, and Andrés Wood.

The cast features Matías Quer as Gonzalo Infante, Ariel Mateluna as Pedro Machuca, Aline Küppenheim as María Luisa, Ernesto Malbrán as Father McEnroe, Federico Luppi as Roberto, and Manuela Martelli as Silvana.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Miguel Miranda, cinematography is by M.I. Littin-Menz, and it was produced by Andrés Wood and Juan Carlos Arriagada.

Is Machuca worth watching?

Machuca holds an audience score of 7.7/10 from 222 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 56m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Machuca is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Machuca

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