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My Imaginary Country

2022-05-20 Documentary 1hr 23m

This documentary explores the protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile’s capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.

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This documentary explores the protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile’s capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.

  • Released
    2022-05-20
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 23m
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Español
  • imdb-logo
    7.1
  • Production
    Atacama Productions, Market Chile, ARTE France Cinéma

Crew

Patricio Guzmán
Director
Patricio Guzmán
Writer
Renate Sachse
Producer
Keywords:
politics

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-12-31

Perhaps because I've recently watched quite a few lively and informative documentaries based around the protests in Hong Kong, I found this ... read more

Perhaps because I've recently watched quite a few lively and informative documentaries based around the protests in Hong Kong, I found this all rather repetitive, partisan and dry. It's not that the story isn't well worth telling, it's just that Patricio Guzmán relies too heavily on the (perilously shot) archive footage and protester interviews without really putting much context into just what is happening in Chile in 2019. The narrative suggests it's about equal rights for education and job opportunities, but there is little illustration from that narrative just how the protesters aim to achieve that in a politically divided nation that hovers close to bankruptcy and has very close ties to a Catholic church that is catholic in more the just name. They present many of the answers but are they viable solutions? This film just presents us with a rather one sided video-diary of police excess whilst students merrily throw petrol bombs at people doing their jobs - in this admittedly flawed democracy. This also assumes a degree of knowledge of the local situation that I doubt many independent observers have, and thereby it presents us with a sort of David and Goliath scenario clearly inviting us to support one side without making any effort at all to explain the strategy of the Piñera government. I think balance is really important with political documentaries. Present us with both sides and let us choose which to believe and maybe endorse. Present me with a once-sided, intellectual, fait accompli and I'm afraid I usually just lose interest. It's worth a watch, but needed much more meat on the bones of debate.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Perhaps because I've recently watched quite a few lively and informative documentaries based around the protests in Hong Kong, I found this all rather repetitive, partisan and dry. It's not that the story isn't well worth telling, it's just...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-12-31

Perhaps because I've recently watched quite a few lively and informative documentaries based around the protests in Hong Kong, I found this all rather repetitive, partisan and dry. It's not that the s...

read more