With the political turmoil found around the world, but especially right now in the United States, there’s no better time to look back at a historic event that shows what can happen to a society when opposing political sides reach a boiling point. Patricio Guzmán’s epic, “The Battle of Chile,” is getting a brand-new restoration and release on the 50th anniversary of the pivotal coup that led to violence and unrest in the country, and hopefully a new generation of audiences can watch the landmark political documentary.
In honor of the new 2K restoration and upcoming release, we are thrilled to give our readers an exclusive look at the trailer for “The Battle of Chile.” As seen in the trailer, Guzmán’s three-part magnum opus tells the story of Chilean society in the early-‘70s and the aftermath of a political coup where General Augusto Pinochet and his army overthrew the democratically elected president, Salvador Allende. The film’s black and white imagery puts the audience right in the middle of the conflict that would have political ramifications 50 years later.
The new theatrical release of “The Battle of Chile” is part of the retrospective series “Dreaming of Utopia: 50 Years of Revolutionary Hope and Memory”—a New York City-wide event marking the 50th anniversary of the coup and celebrating Guzmán’s commitment to documenting Chilean history.
The three-part documentary debuts its 2K restoration on Friday, September 8 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York City. You can watch the exclusive trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Hailed as “one of the 10 best political documentary films in the world” (Cineaste) and recently listed in The New Republic’s list of “the 100 most significant political films of all time,” The Battle of Chile chronicles the political developments and the escalating conflicts in Chilean society that led up to and ended with General Augusto Pinochet and his army’s coup, overthrowing the democratically elected president Salvador Allende.
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